#land restoration
A California redwood forest has officially been returned to a group of Native tribes https://www.npr.org/2022/01/26/1075778055/california-redwood-forest-native-american-tribes
A California redwood forest has officially been returned to a group of Native tribes
“Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ is home to ancient trees, important bodies of water and a variety of endangered species.
It consists of 200 acres of old-growth coast redwoods and 1.5 miles of Anderson Creek, a stream and tributary of the South Fork Eel River[…]
The council and the league say their partnership will protect the environment by preventing habitat loss, commercial timber operations, construction and other development.
They plan to rely on a mix of Indigenous place-based land guardianship principles, conservation science, climate adaptation and fire resiliency concepts to heal and preserve the area.”
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