Redwood Forests

The Redwood Forests’ ecosystem is an incredible and incredibly complex world. Unlike any other and their existence provides us with a way of understanding time and our place in this world.

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Redwood Forest, California (I)

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small plants and moss growing on a Redwood tree base

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Redwood Forest, California (IX)

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Redwood Forest, California (X)

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Redwood Forest, California (XI)

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Among these ancient trees, new life grows out of the decay of the forest floor. The past visibly intertwining with the present, feeding the rest of the forest through decomposition. Some of the Redwood trees date back to the Roman Empire and have survived fire, storm, earthquake and disease. Despite these challenges the forests have continued to flourish and evolve over time.

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lichen grows from a tree branch in the Redwood Forest

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textures on the forest floor in a glen, in the Redwood Forest

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moss and lichen and mushrooms grow in the Redwood Forest

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there is an incredible density to life on the forest floor in the Redwood Forest

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an alien landscape can be found on the forest floor in the Redwood Forest

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rocks covered in lichen are pushed apart by a root in the Redwood Forest

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a moss covered branch in the Redwood Forest

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lush ferns on a river bank in the Redwood Forest

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ferns on fallen trees drying and dying in the Redwood Forest

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ferns on the forest floor in the Redwood Forest

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ferns on the riverbank in the Redwood Forest

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moss and lichen are joined by ferns on this dry riverbank in the Redwood Forest

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ferns on a riverbank in the Redwood Forest

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the river is flowing under fallen trees and ferns in the Redwood Forest

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But human-made climate change threatens this balanced ecosystem. As a result, the next thirty years will dramatically impact the future of the Redwood forests. This series of photographs by Lincoln Schatz explores the Redwoods in this moment of accelerated climate change. They are a call to action for us to adopt polices and plans that will mitigate future damage for current generations and those to come.

A Complex World in the Redwood Forest

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Redwood Forest, California XXIX

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a snarl of fallen trees in the Redwood Forest

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a massive tree trunk has fallen, it's roots exposed and now covered in plants in the Redwood Forest

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moss drapes heavily from trees in the Redwood Forest, rain glistens on leaves

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fallen trees covered in ferns on the forest floor in the Redwood Forest

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large redwood trees stand in the redwood forest

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a fern grows out of a tree in the Redwood Forest

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a tree stump, broken, and covered heavily in moss in the Redwood Forest

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splinters from a broken tree trunk in the Redwood Forest

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a tree trunk, gnarled and textured heavily in the Redwood Forest

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splintered tree trunks from fallen trees in the Redwood Forest

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a tree trunk, once burned in fire, in the Redwood Forest

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a tree trunk covered in lichen in the Redwood Forest

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Redwood Forest, California LI

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These photographs feature the incredibly rich worlds that fill these Redwood forests. From forest floor to canopy, studying in both close detail and large scale. Here, the scope and beauty of the Redwoods is on display. And they can show us the grandeur of nature. If only we take the time to pay attention and see for ourselves.