Founders Tree - Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California
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DougK
N 40° 21.129 W 123° 55.444
10T E 421528 N 4467253
This 346-foot tall redwood is dedicated to the Founders of the Save the Redwoods League.
Waymark Code: WMHHVQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2013
Views: 8
This tall redwood is located in the Founders Grove at
Humboldt Redwoods SP. It is four miles north of the Visitor Center, just off the Avenue of the Giants on the Dyerville Loop Road.
This grove of trees is dedicated to the founders of the Save the Redwoods League - John C. Merriam, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Madison Grant.
A plaque mounted on a stone near the tree reads:
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The Founders Tree
Dedicated to the founders of the
Save-the-Redwoods League
Madison Grant · John C. Merriam · Henry Fairfield Osborn
by the California State Park Commission
September 13, 1931
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The first branches of the tree are almost 200 feet off the ground. Estimated age of this tree is 1300-1500 years
Genus/Species: Sequoia Sempervirens (Coast Redwood)
Height: 346
Girth: 40
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Park
Age: 1400
Historical significance:
On a foggy day in 1931 people gathered under these majestic redwoods to dedicate this grove to the founders of the Save the Redwoods League: John C. Merriam, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Madison Grant.
These influential naturalists convinced the Highway Commission not to bulldoze the Founders Grove. Their lasting legacy has been the preservation of ancient redwoods throughout California.
Website reference: [Web Link]
Parking coordinates: N 40° 21.161 W 123° 55.442
Walk time: 10
Photograpy coordinates: N 40° 21.129 W 123° 55.444
Planter: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.