The Sandhills Extension of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Published 2024-05-29
The Sandhills Extension was absorbed into Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in 2007 and contains the 2nd largest contiguous patch of Santa Cruz Sandhills left on the planet.
Caring for this environment is critical to support the many endangered, endemic, rare, and interesting organisms that live here. Stewarding this land will ultimately allow us to continue enjoying it through responsible recreation.
Video Corrections:
"The New Acquisition" is synonymous with "The Sandhills Extension"
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, "...nest and forage in a broad range of wooded habitats across their extensive breeding range. Although they shun coniferous forests lacking rich understory growth, they use a range of broadleaf and mixed woodlands from chaparral to mature forests." - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Orange Hummingbird Species - Allen's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird
Pink Hummingbird Species - Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Rubber Boa is the only species found on the central coast of CA, not central CA as a whole.
All Comments (11)
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What a fantastic video, I love your enthusiasm and how you are bringing awareness to such a unique environment.
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This Gorgeous area has been my playground since 1978.... So very blessed
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Thank you! What a treat!
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What a fabulous video. Never knew about the Sandhills before. Can't wait to see that part of the park also. Thanks.
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Thanks for the video! One of my favourite habitats in one of favourite parks. First place I ever saw velvet ants and a huge variety of lizards. Looking forward to the next video :)
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That was a lovely, interesting, and informative video. Thank you for sharing it. You called it a park expansion. Where is it / how do we get there? I wish you had included a map so we had a better idea of where you are talking about. The major downside that I see about this park, as well as for attempting to keep everyone on the trails, is how the narrowness of the trails you showed. Those narrow trails make it impossible for mobility impaired to use and stay.
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Thank You for creating & sharing this informative video! I’d never heard of this ecosystem before 🤗 When a plant, like monkey flower, is threatened, do you gather seeds and attempt to propagate it?
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Great video!
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Shouldn't there be a couple coast redwood groves growing in the sandhills? I didn't see any in the video, but with all that coastal fog and occasional thick needle substrate, it should at least be encroaching on the outskirts right? Seems to me like this area has way more in common with El Dorado national forest than it naturally did in the past.
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Great video but i have to ask why is his top shirt button fastened, shoul only be fastened when wearing a tie, unless of course theres a personal reason
