San Vicente Redwoods

06/12/2025

2010 Palo Alto to Santa Cruz, included detailed zoom-in map. Since this is 14 years old, trail access will have changed somewhat, certainly in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. But still an interesting read.

Trip Summary What: Trail hiking through the Santa Cruz Mountains Where: Palo Alto to Santa Cruz, California When: November 24-26, 2010 (3 days) Distance: about 65 miles Highlights: Redwood forests, easy access via public transit, a few new trails Resources Information

06/10/2025

Mill Creek Dam project - https://openriversfund.org/projects/mill-creek-dam/

Mill Creek, nestled in the coastal redwoods north of Santa Cruz, provides salmon with critical cool water flows in the summer months as it joins San Vicente Creek and then meets the ocean. These favorable conditions spurred state and federal agencies to identify the San Vicente Creek watershed as a high priority for coho salmon recovery in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

San Vicente Redwoods

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06/09/2025

New Study Shows Habitat Corridors Increase Biodiversity

Subdivision and commercial development break up contiguous habitat into isolated pieces, creating islands (with limited resources) on which many species are functionally trapped. This is called habitat fragmentation, and it’s long been known to lead to loss of biodiversity and even extinction in those islands. What’s new, however, are the findings of a recently published 18-year ecological study: connecting those pieces via habitat corridors can not only stave off biodiversity loss, but also encourage biodiversity gain that compounds over time.

Article mentions conservation activities in the San Vicente Redwoods

Imagine this: There’s an amazing neighborhood farmers’ market that’s a safe and easy walk from your house. You shop for fresh local produce there every week, until one day, the market is relocated to a spot that’s just out of reasonable walking distance. To top it off, there’s now a six-la...

06/07/2025

2014 San Vicente Redwoods - one of the biggest unprotected forests around

Funding helps keep San Vicente project safe from development.

Many of the town's 400 or so residents worked in the factory, lived in homes beneath its...