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Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #9
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<b>Life after Death</b><br /> <br /> Redwoods do not die easily. The dense heartwood of a living tree resists most forms of insect damage and fungal growth, thus its value in commercial uses. The ability of a redwood to regenerate from burls ensures its longevity. More often than not, wind, fire, flood, or humans will topple a mature tree long before old age takes its toll.<br /> <br /> Leaning precariously against the branches of a neighbor, redwood snags like these play an important roll in the forest, even after their life ends. They provide perches for raptors, cavities for nesting woodpeckers and owls, and food for a multitude of forest insects.<br /> <br /> Shifting winds or eroding pedestals eventually dislodge the leaning snags and drop them unceremoniously to the ground. Insects, amphibians, and small mammals travel through the rotting wood in search of proliferating young plants. A redwood continues to nurture the forest below long after it falls.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #10
~0 min drive
<b>Forest from Ferns</b><br /> <br /> Many years ago, fire swept through this corner of the forest, opening large areas under the canopy to colonization by small, yet beneficial plants. Ferns, like the dominant sword fern, thrive in the all-pervading damp of the redwood unders…
Blue Lake
~30 min drive
Easy 1.16-mile hike to a scenic alpine lake with 272 ft elevation gain.
Red Mountain Lake
~31 min drive
Short alpine lake hike with steady elevation gain and mountain views.
Forks of Blue Creek
~41 min drive
Moderately challenging 15+ mile creek-side trek through California backcountry.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #7
~0 min drive
<b>A Forest Protected</b><br /> <br /> By the 1960s, aboriginal redwood forests that had stood for millennia vanished in less than a century. Logged, milled, and shipped elsewhere, the redwoods of northern California built the homes and infrastructure of an expanding nation. T…
Fish Lake
~31 min drive
Easy 1.32-mile alpine lake hike with 592 ft elevation gain.
East Fork Blue Creek
~32 min drive
Moderate creek-side hike with 696 ft gain near Blue Creek drainage.
Prospect Hill
~43 min drive
Moderate 9.12-mile foothills hike with 1,353 ft elevation gain.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #8
~0 min drive
<b>Redwood Resurrection</b><br /> <br /> Commercial logging of redwoods reached into northern Humboldt and Del Norte Counties by the early 1870s. The logging industry dominated the economy of this region for three decades following World War II. The absence of tall trees in th…
Bluff Creek Historical Trail
~34 min drive
Steep historical trail with 1,497 ft gain through scenic California forest.
