This Tree is Alive

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Trees, and redwood trees in particular are sometimes called the “lungs of the Bay Area.” They capture carbon from the air, and through their natural powers, gift us with clean, fresh air in return. That’s just one of the reasons we think trees are so cool. Click to listen highlighted text! Trees, and redwood trees in particular are sometimes called the “lungs of the Bay Area.” They capture carbon from the air, and through their natural powers, gift us with clean, fresh air in return. That’s just one of the reasons we think trees are so cool.

Want to know what else is interesting about trees? They are super important for animals and plants when they are alive, AND when they are dead too! After the devastating CZU Fire, we needed to give Mother Nature a little help so that insects, birds, plants and other animals could make good use of what was left of a few of the tree trunks. Want to know what else is interesting about trees? They are super important for animals and plants when they are alive, AND when they are dead too! After the devastating CZU Fire, we needed to give Mother Nature a little help so that insects, birds, plants and other animals could make good use of what was left of a few of the tree trunks.

Two years after the fire, we know that this tree is providing food and shelter for insects, birds and other species. Redwoods are very resilient and many in this forest will recover over time. This video shows one of our foresters sawing the dead top of this off to create the habitat tree you see before you, and eliminate the likelihood of the tree top falling over and injuring a visitor! Two years after the fire, we know that this tree is providing food and shelter for insects, birds and other species. Redwoods are very resilient and many in this forest will recover over time. This video shows one of our foresters sawing the dead top of this off to create the habitat tree you see before you, and eliminate the likelihood of the tree top falling over and injuring a visitor!

As you look up the trunk of this and other trees here, watch and listen for the tapping, squawking and jabbering of the bluejays, woodpeckers and other feathered friends who find this old trunk a comfortable and useful home. Click on the audio segment below to hear bluejays chatting and the video below to learn more about woodpeckers. As you look up the trunk of this and other trees here, watch and listen for the tapping, squawking and jabbering of the bluejays, woodpeckers and other feathered friends who find this old trunk a comfortable and useful home. Click on the audio segment below to hear bluejays chatting and the video below to learn more about woodpeckers.

And, if you're visiting during the damp months of the year, take a moment to look down and around the base of the tree stump where banana slugs, termites, ants and other critters thrive on the decaying bark, and nutrient rich soil. If you don't see any now, watch the video below to see how banana slugs move around the forest floor. Click to listen highlighted text! And, if youre visiting during the damp months of the year, take a moment to look down and around the base of the tree stump where banana slugs, termites, ants and other critters thrive on the decaying bark, and nutrient rich soil. If you dont see any now, watch the video below to see how banana slugs move around the forest floor.

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