tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90133437857164444562024-03-13T07:50:36.779-07:00Stewards of the Coast and RedwoodsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-31053833441652590102017-03-31T15:14:00.001-07:002017-03-31T15:14:25.124-07:00Stewards Environmental Education Calendar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="s1">Keeping track of the environmental education events which Stewards is conducting is not easy. As a participant in some of them, and as someone who tries to participate as much as possible, I need a calendar of them I can integrate into the rest of my life’s activities. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">This is a Google blog I established quite a while ago. As you can see, I haven't posted much in it since last year. But today I added a Google Calendar at the top entitled “Stewards Environmental Education”. I gave all of those who are participating in our environmental education the authority to add and delete events, and to make changes to events. When I see events in which I am volunteering for, I will confirm my participation by adding my name to the list of volunteers in the description field. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">By adding this calendar to my collection of Google calendars, and those created by others shared with me, I organize my life. I encourage all of you to explore doing the same. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">And if you are reading this post, and not volunteering for our terrific environmental education programs, please consider contacting Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods. We could definitely use your help. We'll give you lots of docent and topical training, and bring you into our teams.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Thanks, and see you all outdoors.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Gregory Fearon</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-25231348291057680922016-06-05T09:53:00.001-07:002016-06-05T09:53:44.334-07:00Saturday, June 4th, Willow Creek Jamboree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Saturday, June 5th, a commemorative shovel was passed between LandPaths and Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods in a Jamboree Ceremony marking ten years of management by Landpaths of the Willow Creek Addition to Sonoma Coast State Park. <br />
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The Freezeout Flat Parking Area was the site of a four-hour gathering featuring representatives from each organization, plus State Parks, County Regional Parks, Sonoma County Open Space and Agricultural Preservation District, and Bike Partners.<br />
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Returning from a hike up to Islands in the Sky Vista, the group heard from Richard Rietecki, Caryl Hart, Craig Anderson, and Representative Jared Hoffman relate the history of the Willow Creek Addition. Concluding her remarks appreciating the smooth and effective transfer of management to Stewards, Hart said "I hope the next time we're out her together it's to mark the opening of this property to full state park status."<br />
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To see all of the photos aken today, click on:<br />
<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/101102387751856484775/6292746633794579617">Saturday, June 4th, Willow Creek Jamboree</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-46298523061472726752015-12-20T13:21:00.005-08:002015-12-20T13:26:46.074-08:00A Potter's Life - Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Greetings!<br />
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The Board of Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods wishes to thank the San Francisco Airport Commission and Forrest Merrill for their generosity in bringing this exhibition about. May your holiday travels begin with a trip back in time to remember a place in western Sonoma County where art, peace, and friendships were nourished.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/potter%E2%80%99s-life-marguerite-wildenhain-pond-farm">A Potter's Life - Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-86789510135483694502013-05-27T23:54:00.000-07:002013-11-24T13:35:23.082-08:00Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and Austin Creek State Recreation Area Map<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We've created a Google Map indicating the locations of Stewards Interpretive Signs in Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve which we are replacing. Each placemark contains the narrative text which is on the sign, and a link to a photo of it. We'll be editing the text, including acknowledgement for the donor, and creating a new sign similar to the one below.<br />
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Here is a link to the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub%3Fkey%3DtJYNYb6v9371nceJ6Uwf5Jw%26single%3Dtrue%26gid%3D0%26output%3Dtxt%26time1%3D4157551">Google Map</a>.<br />
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And here's a video we made giving the whole picture on the efforts to replace our Armstrong Redwood State Reserve Interpretive Signs:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-20841037258534237072012-10-26T20:36:00.003-07:002013-10-31T14:01:24.093-07:00Telling the Stories<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Greetings!<br />
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The Board of Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods agreed this week that we need to develop and support videos to tell the stories of the wonders of our park resources. I thought that a start might be to create a short video which shows the photographs which were on posted on Google Earth which were taken in Armstrong Redwoods and Austin Creek State Reserves.<br />
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Hope you enjoy the video. My thanks to all the photographers, and to Deep Forest for the music.<br />
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Here is a link to the YouTube Video: <a href="http://youtu.be/zqBu5iGvBZ4">Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and Austin Creek State Recreation Area.</a><br />
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Gregory Fearon<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013343785716444456.post-62419135174795405082012-10-25T23:02:00.000-07:002012-10-25T23:14:59.230-07:00Quest Educational Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville Old Face;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">This narrative forms the basis of an educational adventure in Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve. More photographs are needed, as well as the development of video clips, and additional text.</span></span><br />
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smaller and lie against the twig. Look for similar ones on the ground. Treetops of coast redwoods have this
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The opening<u> </u>provided by the creek also allows light
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<b>Is there water in the creek today? Yes No Be sure to record your answer in the
logbook at the end of your quest.
Turn around. See the Nursery Stump. Decomposing wood
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stump?___</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>As you continue your stroll with delight<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Watch for a small sign off to the right<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>And learn about the Kashia Pomo band,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>The first people to live on this great land<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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4 <span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS; N 38 31.999, W 123 00.255</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Now take a look to the left….see….over there!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>It’s a tree stump with its roots up in the air. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Although coast redwoods can grow
over 300 feet tall; their roots are shallow and spread in massive systems going
out in all directions.
Intertwining roots help keep the trees upright and allow them to support
each other. Staying on park trails protects tree roots from damage.
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<b>If this tree were still standing, can you
estimate how many other trees’ roots would be intertwined within 100 feet? Hint: The road is about 100’ from this
point. ___Trees<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>On down the trail – look up to the left<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>See the tree caught in the cleft?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Scar tissue and burl have grown <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Two trees holding up a third of their own.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Now let’s move ahead to a smooth stump on its side<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>The bark’s gone away; it’s like losing its hide.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Feel the wood, note the grain, it’s ok to touch<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Let’s take a few steps to a curve down the line<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Take a moment to stop,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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N 38 31. 35,W 123 00.235</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>We’ll be crossing the road
– watch out for cars.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Isn’t it grand that State Parks are all ours?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Behold! Parson Jones<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>He’s pretty big, but not really alone.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Coast redwoods are among the
fastest growing trees in the world. These giants gain most of their height at a
young age and never stop growing.
Ancestors of these trees existed during the time of the dinosaurs.
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<b>The Parson Jones Tree is about 310 feet
tall, longer than an American football field. What does that look like? Walk from the Parson Jones Tree sign up the road until you
cross the bridge. Take 43 steps
past the end of the bridge. Look
for a slender redwood tree on the right, between the fence and the road, near
leaning bay trees. That redwood is
about 310 feet from the Parson Jones sign! As you walk back to the Parson Jones
Tree, look up to see its forked top.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>A giant cookie is not very far</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Matched tree rings and history dates are the star!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Then pass a “Stay on Trail” sign on the right<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>To the Regeneration sign in plain sight!</i><b> </b><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Redwoods seldom reproduce from
seed. Instead, fast-growing sprouts emerge at a tree’s base, producing new trees that are genetically
identical to the parent tree. Over time the parent tree may die off leaving a
“Family Circle”. Stumps from cut or broken trees can also produce sprouts.
These are a special feature of redwood forests.<b> </b> <br />
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<b>As you walk, look at the forest floor.
Notice the circles and semi-circles of trees and sprouts, and the craters where
parent trees once stood. </b><i> <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> </i><b>7 </b><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS:
N 38 31.144, W 123 00.258</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Now let’s walk for a while, look up, down, and around,</i></div>
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<i>You’ll see lots, with your eyes off the ground!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Look for a gap in the fence on the left<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>See a tree with a fire scar cleft</i><b> </b><i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Knobs that stick out from a
redwood trunk are called burls. Scar tissue that forms on a damaged trunk is
also burl wood. Caused by fire or injury to the tree, burls keep growing as
long as the tree lives. Here’s a
true story: Years ago a little
girl lived nearby and played in these woods. When she was ten she could stand
just inside the opening in this tree trunk where the burl tissue comes down. Now, many decades later, the opening is
almost closed by the burl which grew over it. As a grown-up, the little girl became a state park
volunteer, right here in Armstrong Woods<b>.
</b> Do you think you’d like to be
a state park volunteer one day?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS: N 38 31.168, W 123 00.284</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Don’t cross the road yet<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Take the bridge to the left – it’s a far better bet!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Go right and start the Discovery Trail<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Notice instructions, all written in braille!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>(No Teaching clue)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>Activity: Hold the rope
attached to the fence, close your eyes, and walk to the next station. Notice
the sounds-or deep quiet- and smell of the forest. Feel the duff (decomposing
leaves) underfoot. Stop when the
rope hits a post with a sign.</b></div>
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<i>After reading the sign, let go of the line<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>And continue your walk, you are doing just fine<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Keep walking along, tramp, tramp, tramp<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>‘Til you come to a tree with a ramp<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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In 1848 towering coast redwoods
covered two million acres of California.
As more people settled in California, demand for lumber soared. In Guerneville, one colossal redwood
was 23 feet in diameter. A man
spent two years cutting it into shingles.<b> </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>A tree is measured by its height and diameter, which is taken at “breast
height” or at 4.5 feet from the ground at the base of a tree on the uphill
side. Look for the tape measure attached to a post near the tree. Use it to
measure the circumference (<u>the</u> <u>distance around it</u>) of this tree
at breast height. Write the Circumference here: _____ feet
around. </b><br />
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<b>To find <u>the approximate</u> diameter,
divide the circumference by 3: ____
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<b>9 </b><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14pt;">GPS:
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<span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS: N 38 31.206, W 123 00.429</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Look for a log on the
right that’s been sawn<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>It has rings to see and conclusions to draw<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Look closely now, are the rings narrow or wide?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Are they the same width, from center to side? <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Trees grow faster with plenty of
water and sunlight and grow slower with less. Sunlight often determines growth rate. When there is an
opening in the forest canopy, allowing more sunlight, trees can grow rapidly.
As the forest grows and closes in, the growth rate slows down. <br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Examine the sawn end of the
fallen log beside the trail. Start at the center. How much did it grow in
radius each year when it was young? (Radius is the distance from the center to
the edge/half the diameter) How did its growth rate change as it continued to
grow? Can you suggest a possible
explanation?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>10 </b><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS:
N 38 31.227,W 123 00.434</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Through the stately grove we continue along<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>To enter the presence of Colonel Armstrong<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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By 1900, only remnants
of the ancient redwood forests remained. Colonel James Armstrong, his daughter,
Lizzie Armstrong Jones, and the LeBaron family campaigned for 43 years to
preserve and protect these woods.
In 1934 Armstrong Redwoods was acquired by the state, securing the
trees’ survival. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>The Colonel Armstrong Tree, named “the Monarch of the Forest” by Lizzie
Armstrong Jones, is the oldest living thing in Armstrong Redwoods State Natural
Reserve. Write its age here: __ __ __ __ years You will need this number at the end of
your quest.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>11 </b><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14pt;">GPS:
N 38 31.245, W 123 00.460</span></div>
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<i>Let’s walk on past the parking spaces,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Take a left at the end, then stroll a few paces.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>At the arrow find two trees that got hot<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>What made the cave? Hint: It’s not rot!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Fire is a natural force that
helps the forest to renew itself. Small ground fires don’t endanger mature
trees but, big ones do. Small fires clear out brush, allowing more sunlight
into the forest, helping trees to grow. The thick redwood bark which has little
flammable pitch protects the tree from fire. Surface bark may char and
heartwood may burn away, but the tree will often survive. Trees hollowed by
fire, called “goosepens” provide a unique source of shelter for wildlife.
<b> </b><br />
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<b>Look inside the tree and estimate how high the tree was
hollowed out. Guess why early settlers called them “goosepens”?</b></div>
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<i>Straight ahead & quick to the right<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>The Forest Theater is a glorious sight<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Towering spires, ancient forest galore<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Nestled in this hollow since 1934<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>12 </b><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; font-size: 14.0pt;">GPS:
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<i>Past the potties, veer left off the main thoroughfare<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Bound onto the stage your speech to prepare<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Sound carries in a redwood forest.
This opening amid the trees has excellent acoustics. World famous musicians perform here, sometimes helping to
raise funds for this park. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Stand
at center stage and recite the following quote by naturalist John Muir…and
listen.
“Everyone needs beauty as
well as bread. Places to play in
and pray in. Where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(Illustration: Photo of inaugural performance at Forest Theater
1936) <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>End of the Quest…..<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Your redwood quest’s nearly complete<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Look to the back, past the long row of seats,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Spy a redwood tree to the left at the rear<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Locate the “log” receptacle attached to a post behind/beside
the large redwood. Use the age of the Colonel Armstrong Tree to open the lock.
Pull out the Treasure Box and follow
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Place your Armstrong Redwoods
Quest stamp here<b>: (box)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Stamp could be a coast redwood
with text: Armstrong Redwoods Quest</div>
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<b>(Illustration: Coast
redwood/ giant Sequoia, California State Tree)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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