Go Deep into Mill Creek

July 6

When we chopped, sawed, and woodchipped the original redwood forests, we nearly toppled it all. Ninety-six percent. Just gone. And that little squiggle of what's left isn't completely protected, so little by little groups like the Save-the-Redwoods League purchase what they can, and wait and see what they can protect.

Their largest and latest purchase? It's just up the road from the Redwood Hostel at the Mill Creek watershed, which entered the protected, public domain in 2002. Some of the oldest trees, they're still here. Some of what was felled is rising again, and there's a beauty to witnessing the rebirth. Our own Wilson Creek flows through the watershed and into the ocean at our feet.

Join an interpretive ranger to explore the farthest reaches of the Mill Creek Watershed, part of Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. Reservations are required: (707) 465-7398. This special tour will repeat on July 20, August 3, August 17, and September 7.