Climbing Redwood Giants Questions

Question 1

Why is it important to study the crown of the redwoods?

Answer 1

• can’t determine much from the ground

Question 2

When was the first year that someone ascended the redwood canopy?

Answer 2

1996

Question 3

Why is it important to walk the transect from southern to northern California to follow the redwood’s footprint?

Answer 3

It unfolds the history you otherwise wouldn’t be able to see

Question 4

Why are most of the redwoods left today second growth?

Answer 4

B/c clear cutting redwoods was very popular as it provided lots of wood

Question 5

How has the wandering salamander adapted to live in the redwood canopy?

Answer 5

It stays near canopy soil (that acts like a sponge) because it must stay wet as well as termites are easy prey

Question 6

Why is the place called “Headwaters” so controversial?

Answer 6

The “Redwood Summer” was the year, after decades of protests, that the redwoods were prevented from being cut down in the Headwaters and instead were to be preserved

Question 7

What type of redwood forests do current logging activities take place?

Answer 7

• second growth

Question 8

Why and how do these trees grow to such size with a lack of rainfall in this region of California?

Answer 8

• they take water out of the atmosphere b/c there’s lots of fog, they grow tall to get water
• 1/4 to 1/2 of water comes from the fog

Question 9

What is a more sustainable way of harvesting the redwoods and how can this method increase the number and volume of wood harvested?

Answer 9

• selective logging
• select the best trees
• ensures there will more redwoods to take from in the future

Question 10

What has been concluded about the current inventory of the redwoods?

Answer 10

It’s started going up b/c the forest is now growing faster than people are taking it