In 2019 on the way home from Portland I ventured through some of the parks in northern California. Among them was Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. It was impossible to look in any direction and not be awed by the magnificence of the trees.
Originally established in 1925 the park includes o8 miles of coastline and after additions in 2002 it is 31,261 acres in size.
In 1983 it was designated part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve.
In the 1850s there were over two million acres of old-growth redwood forests, but by 1910 that had been drastically reduced. The Group
began purchasing large tracts of redwood acreage in an effort to save the quickly disappearing forests. With matching funds from the State of California over 100,000 acres were saved between 1920 and 1960. Del Norte Park was created in the 1920s from some of the purchased acres.
In 1968 Redwood National Park was created. By 1978 it had expanded to 48.000 acres. In 1980 it was declared a World Heritage Site.
The close proximity of Del Norte, Jedediah Smith and Prairie Creek State parks and Redwoods National Park led to joint management in 1994.
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