California's living landscape

One forest. Four ecosystem layers

Aerial view of dense evergreen forest canopyCanopyLife above the forest floor where light, branches, birds and epiphytes meet.
Forest creek flowing past mossy rocks and logsCreeksCold, shaded waterways connect the forest and sustain species across the watershed.
Brown fallen leaves scattered across green forest mossForest floorFallen wood, mosses and fungi turn decay into nutrients for the next generation.
Brown mushrooms growing beside a mossy tree trunkUndergroundRoots, fungi and soil organisms form a hidden network supporting the forest above.

WHAT DOES A FOREST
SOUND LIKE IN REAL TIME?

Our bioacoustic monitoring system captures the sounds of the forest and turns them into real-world data for wildlife monitoring and faster field response.

Listen to the Forest

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Wildlife sound dashboard showing species activity and distributionForest monitoring map displaying detected wildlife calls
California's unique species

Wild lives of the redwoods

Blue crested bird perched on broken tree branch

Humboldt Marten

Dense shrubs, hollow trees, and fallen logs provide shelter and denning sites for the endangered Humboldt marten.

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Coho salmon
returning in Usal Creek

After more than a decade without a confirmed sighting, coho fry were documented again in South Fork Usal Creek.

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School of fish swimming beside streamside ferns

OTHER RELATED WORKS

Every part of the forest is connected. Explore the work happening across Forest Management, Watershed Restoration, Biodiversity Conservation, and Monitoring.

Fallen mossy log crossing a clear forest creek
WATERSHEDs

Healthy forests protect clean water and resilient watersheds.

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Smoke rising from burning debris beneath forest trees
FIRE RESILIENCY

Forest management reduces fire risk and increases landscape resilience.

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Aerial view of dense evergreen forest canopy
forest Management

Explore how all-rounded forest management helps our forests thrive for generations to come.

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one forest.

infinite impact.

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We, at Redwood Forest Foundation, acknowledge that the land we refer to as Usal Redwood Forest is located on ancestral and unceded lands of the Wailaki, Cahto, Sinkiyone and Coast Yuki peoples, who stewarded this land for generations. We believe that the voices of community must be integral in the management, governance and utilization of Usal Redwood Forest. We are committed to creating meaningful relationships with Native peoples and supporting the preservation, protection and renewal of their cultural heritage and practices. We are taking action to fulfill that intent and encourage you to be part of that endeavor.