The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove

The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove. . , Indigenous People, Since time immemorial, Lalongkok peoples have lived respectfully among and cared for these redwoods. As Europeans arrived, their cultural ideology led to lasting negative impacts to native cultural practices and to genocide of Lolongkok tribal members., Today, indigenous peoples continue to nurture a spiritual relationship with their ancestral lands in and around this grove., California Federation of Women's Clubs, Logging in Humboldt County in the early 1900s alarmed the California Federation of Women's Clubs. Local activists, including Laura Perrott Mahan, worked hard to rally together conservationists to create a federal redwood park. Early efforts to preserve the redwoods for the public were unsuccessful., Save the Redwoods League, In 1918, Madison Grant, Henry Fairfield Osborn and John C. Merriam founded Save the Redwoods League after a life-changing experience among the North Coast redwoods. With the support of the Federation of Women's Clubs and individual donors, Save the Redwoods League raised money to purchase and protect ancient coast redwood groves. Since then, the League has saved ovet 200,000 acres of California's redwood forest for the public to enjoy., A Complex Legacy, Madison Grant and Henry Fairfield Osborn were leaders and fundraisers for redwoods conservation. Unfortunately they were also involved in a racist social and political movement (eugenics) that promoted the biological superiority of a "white race" over other groups. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks are mindful of the fact that early conservationists equated saving big trees with preserving white supremacy. Though we value their conservation efforts, we fully reject their racist ideology. Today all visitors are welcome to experience these majestic redwoods., As you explore, ask yourself, "How can the tangled roots of early redwood preservation guide us towards a more hopeful future?" ,