{"id":113,"date":"2020-09-09T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saveredwoods.wpengine.com\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:59:43","slug":"study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/","title":{"rendered":"Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0<strong>share<\/strong>\u00a0what we learn about redwoods through our\u00a0<a href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/connect\/redwood-connect-grants\/\">education<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/\" title=\"Funding Redwood Research\">research<\/a>\u00a0programs so that everyone has the opportunity to study and be amazed by this unique forest. In addition, we\u00a0<strong>use<\/strong>\u00a0our new\u00a0<strong>knowledge<\/strong>\u00a0to shape our\u00a0<strong>conservation work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-tn-sorc-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"State of the Redwoods Conservation Report\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" class=\"img-responsive size-medium wp-image-33200\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/about-us\/publications\/state-of-redwoods-conservation-report-2018\/\">State of the Redwoods Conservation Report<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This first-ever <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/about-us\/publications\/state-of-redwoods-conservation-report-2018\/\"><strong>State of Redwoods Conservation Report<\/strong><\/a><\/em> provides a contemporary look at the state of coast redwood and giant sequoia forest health in California. Its purpose is to serve as a reference guide to their status today and discuss the key variables that matter most to their future health: overall age and condition of the forests, varied ownership and protection of redwood and giant sequoia forests, key stressors, and environmental challenges.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How We Support the Study of Redwoods<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a title=\"Giant Sequoia and Fire\" href=\"\/interactive\/giant-sequoia-and-fire\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-319 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jonathan-Irish-20160506-JI-Sequoia-National-Park-_DSF8913-large-300x270.jpg\" width=\"320\" alt=\"Giant Sequoia and Fire\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Funding Redwood Research\" href=\"\/interactive\/giant-sequoia-and-fire\/\">Giant Sequoia and Fire<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Past, Present and Future of an Ancient Forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<a title=\"Funding Redwood Research\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-319 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Study_Research_large_Pittermann_fern-300x270.jpg\" width=\"320\" alt=\"Fern and Researcher\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Funding Redwood Research\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/\">Funding Redwood Research<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>View <a title=\"Funding Redwood Research\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/\">research grant projects<\/a> we&#8217;ve funded. Learn <a href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/research-grant-application\/\" title=\"Research Grant Application Guidelines\">how to apply<\/a> for a research grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<a title=\"Redwoods Research Starter Grants for BIPOC\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/starter-grants-bipoc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ENES2-research-grants_web-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"An ensatina on top of a scale\"  width=\"320\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Redwoods Research Starter Grants for BIPOC\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/redwood-research\/starter-grants-bipoc\/\">Redwoods Research Student Starter Grants<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Grants for undergraduate and graduate students interested in research in coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<a title=\"Understanding Climate Change\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/understanding-climate-change\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1358 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/rcci-Giant-Forest_Cameron-jugging-large-SEGI_Ambrose-300x270.jpg\" width=\"320\" alt=\"Researcher Cameron Williams climbs a large Sequoiadendron at Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. Photo by Anthony Ambrose\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Understanding Climate Change\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/understanding-climate-change\/\">Understanding Climate Change<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Learn about our long-term <a title=\"Understanding Climate Change\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/understanding-climate-change\/\">Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<a title=\"Are bark beetles harming giant sequoia?\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/are-bark-beetles-harming-giant-sequoia\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-319 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.savetheredwoods.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/beetle_research_climber2_web-300x270.jpg\" width=\"320\" alt=\"Researcher climbing a giant sequoia tree\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Are bark beetles harming giant sequoia?\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/are-bark-beetles-harming-giant-sequoia\/\">Are bark beetles harming giant sequoia?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Save the Redwoods League is embarking on a <a title=\"Are bark beetles harming giant sequoia?\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/our-work\/study\/are-bark-beetles-harming-giant-sequoia\/\">study<\/a> to better understand this beetle and its potential threat to the giant trees. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u00a0share\u00a0what we learn about redwoods through our\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0research\u00a0programs so that everyone has the opportunity to study and be amazed by this unique forest. In addition, we\u00a0use\u00a0our new\u00a0knowledge\u00a0to shape our\u00a0conservation work. 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