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1 Muds thvear NaonServU.Sor Naonnt Calrnia
Muds thvear NaonServU.Sor Naonnt Calrnia Muir Woods National Monument is a redwrethat blanketed many northern California coastal valleys before the 1800s. Local this valley in 1905 to protect one of the st st. To ensure permanent protection, they donated 29acredera - er In 1908 President Theodore prlaiareamonument. At William Kent’s request, Muir. nerous gift of thy, 100 years later we are still able to expe - rience this ancient old-growth forest. We have been entrusted to carry on the legacy of Kent and Muir, protecting this -inspingfoureons and working towards the preservation of wilderness, wildness, and natural wonder. This is the best tree-lover’s monument that could poibly be found in all the forests of the world. You have done me great honor, and I am proud of it. —John Muir to William Kent William Kent and John Muir NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY SAVE-THE-REDWOODS LEAGUE Liheedwooorest NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY Redwood sorrel Ant RCodwds - rs old, gong ng dead - groh. This spzed fot ennt prdes habitat for a rae of the redwood canopy. Redwood sorrel, dals -leaf ples lean towards pockets of sunlight. On hillsie Douas ge the rein t. owers like lli Animals seem elusive in the quiet red - wood fore, like ed ow. Srds—warblengWoods, but winter wrens live here year- r snbber en er’s jaoma and Western gray squirrels. Redwood Creek Watershed . Tais It runs yearnd, ng es and animals with water, and is host to ng qet pos. Winr is e wet rainfall per year. Winter rainstorms turn swollen, Redwood Creek breaks through - gered coho salmon to move up the creek An Ecological Treasure Muir Woods one of the planet’s richest and most ned reirs of ant and animal Woods each NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY Steller’s jay r-und. Vi16 Protect Your Park Loop Walks older pay en-Please help eseis Walk in Redwood Can- nce es. a. Help n-Hwy. More Information des six miles of ls. 1.Pais ed: Redwood eek. n’t or are prNo onal bicycles except on atcale Tamal- ohied. Pick- the eriing ing are not alled, but facilies To .nps.gov. isice nd lf-guiding na-ture gift shop sells acks alley, alley, or trees may fall. www.nps.gov/muwoGPO:20xx-x/x Reprint 20xx Printed on recycled per. Visiting Muir Woods li Redwood-like trees covered much of the Northern Hemisphere 150 million years ago.ofe redd rreateerre two species of redwood in California, with very limited ranges. The coast red - ) grows on of Pacic coast from southern Oregon to Big Sur. Most ancient coast redwoods have been cut, but some are protected many California and Oregon state parks, and here in Muir Woods. This canyon of redwoods was never logged. Its forest of mixed-age and dead trees supports a sely relSequ - dendnteumgrbut is less tall than the coast redwood. Giant sequoias can be seen in Yosemite Parks. Their range is restricted to small groves on the west slope of the Sierra Height 379.1 Bark toth ick dwTa Bohemian and Cathe - Woods. The tallest is er 2et andwidest over 14et. oods are at Most mature trees are Coast redwoods grow - spray. They need b- ntl somoure - mer fog, growing tall - periodlly. The w’s redodn n - n CaliforRedNatnals mea - at1 fll. and Fire California’s fog belt, uen - mer - cal moisture in the dry season. Cond

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ensing on leaves and needles, fog and replenishes water that trees lose to evap - oration and transpira - tion. Fireg-telth of reoor of duff so red - wood seeds can reach mineral soil. Fire de - s baerin the duff layer that - cles nutrients, turns de - enhaildge. e suthe 1800s— es, wie ocd every 2050rs here. To restore the eco - system’s integrity the re’s natural role in Burl with sprout Bark ture a tree’s personal y.sent one year’s growth. l.ar-e’s ThicBark Its spongy and brous bark—from six to 12 - wood to dry rot. Later Conandds cones are woody, red - olives. Ces drop seeds, 560ny stimulate a seed to ger - minate. If it is on suit - rst leaves appear, a edlg begs mng blackenecaviyou ee beside thr—and nam - ter chtannin. T - nin makes both bark Sproing like Muir Woods, burl near a burl is affected, e sputingied - woo - tive advantage over - produce by seed only. Tightly grouped red - woods, or those fused Shw Rts Roat13eet ut thspreout ly 100 ft. ALL ILLUSTRATIONS NPS / JOHN DAWSON Muir Woods NaonServU.Sor Naonnt Calrnia Muir Woods National Monument is a redwrethat blanketed many northern California coastal valleys before the 1800s. Local this valley in 1905 to protect one of the st st. To ensure permanent protection, they donated 29acredera - er In 1908 President Theodore prlaiareamonument. At William Kent’s request, Muir. nerous gift of thy, 100 years later we are still able to expe - rience this ancient old-growth forest. We have been entrusted to carry on the legacy of Kent and Muir, protecting this -inspingfoureons and working towards the preservation of wilderness, wildness, and natural wonder. This is the best tree-lover’s monument that could poibly be found in all the forests of the world. You have done me great honor, and I am proud of it. —John Muir to William Kent William Kent and John Muir NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY SAVE-THE-REDWOODS LEAGUE Liheedwooorest NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY Redwood sorrel Ant RCodwds - rs old, gong ng dead - groh. This spzed fot ennt prdes habitat for a rae of the redwood canopy. Redwood sorrel, dals -leaf ples lean towards pockets of sunlight. On hillsie Douas ge the rein t. owers like lli Animals seem elusive in the quiet red - wood fore, like ed ow. Srds—warblengWoods, but winter wrens live here year- r snbber en er’s jaoma and Western gray squirrels. Redwood Creek Watershed . Tais It runs yearnd, ng es and animals with water, and is host to ng qet pos. Winr is e wet rainfall per year. Winter rainstorms turn swollen, Redwood Creek breaks through - gered coho salmon to move up the creek An Ecological Treasure Muir Woods one of the planet’s richest and most ned reirs of ant and animal Woods each NPS / JAMES M. MORLEY Steller’s jay r-und. Vi16 Protect Your Park Loop Walks older pay en-Please help eseis Walk in Redwood Can- nce es. a. Help n-Hwy.More Information des six miles of ls. 1.Pais ed: Redwood eek. n’t or are prNo onal bicycles except on atcale Tamal- ohied. Pick- the eriing ing are not alled, but facilies To .nps.gov. isice nd lf-guiding na-ture gift shop sells acks alley, alley, or trees may fall. www.nps.gov/muwoGPO:20xx-x/x Reprint 20xx Printed on recycled per. Visiting Muir Wood