| Have you dreamed of having your picture taken | | | | 1918, just after 90% of the redwoods had been |
| beside one of California's Giant Redwood trees? It is | | | | logged. Many endangered species currently live in |
| always amazing to see a picture of a redwood tree | | | | these parks and thrive on the trees for help in their |
| that 20 people can stand around with their arms | | | | everyday lives. Some of these are the Chinook |
| linked, and still barely reach around the entire tree. | | | | salmon, northern spotted owls, brown pelicans and |
| Visiting one of the remaining Redwood Forest Parks | | | | Steller's Sea lions. If you and your family enjoy hiking, |
| may be a great way to awaken your children's | | | | this may be just the vacation for you. There is |
| ambitions for saving these beautiful trees and the | | | | almost no lodging in the area with limited camping |
| animals that reside in and around them. The National | | | | areas, so you will need to pack a lunch for an outing |
| Redwood and State Parks help to protect 45% of | | | | in the Redwood Parks. Camping is limited to 15 nights |
| the remaining redwood trees left in California, which a | | | | a year, in 5 day maximum intervals. You can really |
| little over 112,000 acres, where as a 150 years ago, it | | | | help bring awareness too your children and others by |
| covered over 2 million acres. Many of these trees | | | | visiting one of these beautiful parks and spending |
| were cut down during the gold rush and by loggers. | | | | time with nature. |
| The Save the Redwoods League went into effect in | | | | |