Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative
The League was founded by people from diverse backgrounds.

Leadership Funding Partners

Initiative Task Force Members

  • Ken Fisher, Task Force Co-Chair, Fisher Investments
  • Jerry Franklin, Ph.D., Task Force Co-Chair, Professor of Ecosystem Analysis, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
  • Philippe Cohen, Ph.D., Board Member, Sempervirens Fund
  • Justin Faggioli, Councillor, Save the Redwoods League
  • Mike Helms, Councillor, Save the Redwoods League
  • Betsy Herbert, Ph.D., Board Member, Sempervirens Fund
  • Bill Libby, Ph.D., Member, League Board of Directors
  • Peggy Light, Member, League Board of Directors
  • Jim Sergi, Councillor, Save the Redwoods League
  • Denzil Verardo, Advisory Board, Sempervirens Fund
  • David Wake, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

Collaborating Partners

Initiative Leaders

  • Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director, Save the Redwoods League
  • Emily Burns, Ph.D., Director of Science, Save the Redwoods League
  • Laura Kindsvater, Ph.D., Senior Conservation Planner, Save the Redwoods League
Jerry Franklin

Initiative Co-Chair Jerry Franklin. Photo by Jim Lutz.




Save the Redwoods League

For more than 90 years, Save the Redwoods League has been dedicated to protecting the ancient redwood forests so all generations can experience the inspiration and majesty of redwoods. In 1850, there were nearly 2 million acres of ancient coast redwood forests in California. Today, less than 5 percent remains and faces threats from unsustainable logging practices, poorly planned development and global climate change. Since its founding in 1918, the League has completed the purchase of more than 189,000 acres of land.

Save the Redwoods League
114 Sansome Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104

Email: rcci@SaveTheRedwoods.org
Phone: 415-362-2352