Redwood Ranger Minute: Restoring a Healthy Watershed
Ranger Anica discusses efforts to restore the Mill Creek watershed in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park (part of Redwood National and State Parks)—a vital stronghold for threatened Pacific salmon.
Credit / Author: NPS/CDPR Date Created: 2012-02-09
Ranger Carey (aka "Banana Slug Queen") shares some of the more fascinating characteristics of her favorite animal in the parks—the often-maligned and under-appreciated banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus).
Ranger Shaina discuss the largest land mammals in the parks (and largest subspecies of North American elk), Roosevelt elk. Lean about elk reproductive behavior, where to see 'em, and how to observe safely.
Ranger Liam explains why barn swallows are especially important visitors to the parks—and just about everywhere else they're found. You should thank them (i.e., the barn swallows)!
Ranger Liam describes the differences between the upper and lower needles on a single coast redwood. These trees are so tall, it's like two ecosystems on a single plant!
Since 1949, the path of salmon on Cedar Creek had been blocked by a culvert. This video shows the stream restoration project that saved a salmon spawning stronghold. You can visit Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and drive over the bridge along Howland Hill Road where the salmon are running once again!
Credit / Author: Thomas B. Dunklin/Smith River Alliance Date Created: 2009-01-01
This video documenting the parks' prescribed fire program is a collaboration with Redwood National & State Parks, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and NW Documentary. Student and professionals came together at Wolf Creek Education Center as part of the Documentary Explorers Camp of 2008.
Credit / Author: Documentary Explorers Camp/OMSI Date Created: 2008-01-01
Po-Po-Leen tells the story of Yurok and the redwood tree. At Patrick's Point State Park, the Yurok Village of Sumeg presevres and carries-on the traditions of Yurok lifestyle. Redwood National & State Parks partnered with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and NW Documentary to produce this video as part of the Documentary Explorers Camp of 2008 at Wolf Creek Education Center.
Credit / Author: Documentary Explorers Camp/OMSI Date Created: 2008-01-01
Did You Know? You can travel by car to Gold Bluffs Beach to hike along a meandering stream through a hidden canyon with 30-foot walls covered by several species of ferns. Follow steps up to James Irvine Trail to a prairie that was once a small mining town above Fern Canyon. more...