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Project Goal
Save the Redwoods League’s goals in using GIS are to preserve core old-growth redwood areas of high biological value; preserve strategically located areas that link, support, or have the potential to become old-growth redwood areas of high biological value; protect recreational and inspirational coast redwood landscapes and scenic areas; and support our land acquisition, stewardship, and donor development programs.Business Problem Solved
Using GIS helped Save the Redwoods League to determine short-term goals for annual and three-year work plans. It also aided the League in identifying areas on which to focus conservation efforts according to our Master Plan for the Coast Redwoods. In addition, GIS helped provide a solid context in which to evaluate opportunities for conservation, enabling a nimble, well-informed response.
Technology Implemented
GIS workstations and a plotter.
Development Team Biography
Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director, developed the plan for Save the Redwoods League’s current and future conservation efforts — the Master Plan for the Redwoods, a science-based conservation agenda for all coast redwood ecosystems.
Dan Porter, Director of Science and Planning, combined principles of forest science and management to lead an unprecedented program of forest restoration in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. The project aims to remove erosional threats caused by the prior landowner and redirect growth of the forest to benefit species that depend on old forests.
Laura Kindsvater, Conservation Planner, has worked with Ruskin Hartley over the past three years to develop the Master Plan for the Coast Redwoods. She created a hexagon-based GIS model to focus the League's protection efforts throughout the central and southern redwood zones.
