SARAH BIRD
Artist at UC Santa Cruz who creates portraits of redwoods and other trees using art forms such as photography, drawing, and sculpture.
PAUL PIFF
Social psychologist from UC Irvine who examines the impacts of experiencing awe, and the origins of human kindness and cooperation.
TODD DAWSON
UC Berkeley biologist focused on the interface between plants and the environment, including impacts of climate change on redwoods.
ZANE MOORE
As a geneticist at UC Davis, Zane studies redwood longevity and resilience through the lens of genomics.
ROSIE CLAYBURN
Yurok Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer and the first Native woman to be on the Board of Parks California.
DAVE SEVERN
Yurok artisan specializing in carving traditional redwood canoes.
LAURIE A. WAYBURN
President of Pacific Forest Trust, Laurie pioneers new economic models for forest conservation.
ALLYSON CARROLL
Scientist at CalPoly Humboldt who studies redwood tree rings to determine tree age, growth patterns, and past climate and fire events.
STEPHEN C. SILLETT & MARIE E. ANTOINE
Forest ecologists & botanists from CalPoly Humboldt, these pioneers of redwood research climb and study the world’s largest trees.
BARRY MCCOVEY JR.
Director of the Yurok Tribal Fisheries Department, Barry is a biologist and fisherman, committed to making sure his children experience a restored ecosystem.
MARGO ROBBINS
Executive Director of the Cultural Fire Management Council, Margo uses the indigenous practice of controlled burns to help heal and fortify north coast forests.
SUSAN BLAKE
Park Interpreter who spent 16 years teaching people about redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and sharing her deep love for these woods.
LEONEL ARGUELLO
Deputy Superintendent of Redwood National & State Parks, Leonel has been working for four decades to reconnect and restore fragmented redwood landscapes.
EMILY BURNS
Former Director of Science at Save the Redwoods League, Emily was responsible for developing cutting edge restoration projects, including mapping the redwood genome.