Redwood Ranger-Made Videos

 

Fun and Informative Videos

These short videos have been made in recent years by park rangers who lead educational and interpretive programs at the redwoods. We hope you enjoy these - and learn a lot!

 

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  Fern Canyon and Climate Change

  Join California State Park Interpreter Kyle as he takes a walk into the ever-popular Fern Canyon. He challenges us to image its future with climate change.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 18 seconds

 

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  Earth Day 2020

  On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, six Redwood National Park rangers share what this day means to them.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 24 seconds

 

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  Rangers and Chainsaws

  Ranger Greg finds out what it takes to restore redwood forests decades after the old-growth redwoods were logged.

  Duration:

  4 minutes, 51 seconds

 

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  The National Park Service Neighborhood

  Hi, Neighbor! Ranger Michael welcomes you to your National Park Service neighborhood, and encourages you to visit your neighbors during the National Park Service Centennial in 2016.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 14 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Sand Dollars

  Ranger Jaclynn reveals the slow-motion battle of survival that's occurring on Redwood's beaches.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 59 seconds

 

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  What Good is a Redwood?

  Ranger Greg discovers some important things that redwood forests do to reduce the impacts of climate change. [Note: In 2016 - after this video was produced - research showed that an acre of redwoods can hold 1,000 metric tons of carbon. This is almost four times the amount quoted in this video]

  Duration:

  6 minutes, 57 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: American Black Bears

  Ranger Julia talks about the American Black Bear, and finds one too.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 23 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Respect Leaves of Three

  Ranger Steve helps you discover how to play it safe around Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) while hiking the trails at Redwood National and State Parks.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 33 seconds

 

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  A Park Ranger Finds His Park When Young People Find Their Park

  A park can be a place, a passion or a state of mind. People all around America are finding their park every day. So get up. Get out...

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 2 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Explore the Wonders of Lichen

  Ranger Steve reveals the amazing, colorful and important world of lichen. Thanks to them, we all can breathe a bit easier.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 43 seconds

 

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  Find Your Park: Movies of the Redwoods

  National parks have fueled the imagination of filmmakers for decades. With the National Park Service centennial in 2016, park ranger and cinema buff Chris Hendrix encourages you to Find Your Park

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 47 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Citizen Science: Ecoclub Amphibian Project

  Ranger Anica meets up with the youths and adults of the Bilingual McKinleyville Ecoclub to learn about their pioneering work tracking the chytrid fungus in Redwood National and State Parks.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 29 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Chimney Trees

  Ranger Liam takes you inside a living coast redwood.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 11 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Western Trillium

  Ranger Anica describes one of her favorite wildflowers - the western trillium (Trillium ovatum).

  Duration:

  1 minute, 58 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Forest Canopy

  Ranger Jim describes the complexity and diversity high in the ancient coast redwood forest canopy. You won't believe what's going-on up there!

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 40 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Fog in the Redwoods

  Ranger Liam explains why fog is critical to redwoods' survival during summer, and how changing fog patterns could affect redwood forests of the future.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 23 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Restoring a Healthy Watershed

  Ranger Anica discusses efforts to restore the Mill Creek watershed in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park (part of Redwood National and State Parks)—a vital stronghold for threatened Pacific salmon.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 6 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Banana Slugs

  Ranger Carey (aka "Banana Slug Queen") shares some of the more fascinating characteristics of her favorite animal in the parks—the often-maligned and under-appreciated banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus).

  Duration:

  1 minute, 37 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Roosevelt Elk

  Ranger Shaina discuss the largest land mammals in the parks (and largest subspecies of North American elk), Roosevelt elk. Lean about elk reproductive behavior, where to see 'em, and how to observe safely.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 51 seconds

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Barn Swallows

  Ranger Liam explains why barn swallows are especially important visitors to the parks—and just about everywhere else they're found. You should thank them (i.e., the barn swallows)!

  Duration:

  1 minute

 

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  Redwood Ranger Minute: Redwood Reproduction

  Park Ranger Liam discusses the reproduction capabilities of the world's tallest living things—coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens).

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 3 seconds

 

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  Ranger Minute: Counting Salmon

  Ranger Liam describes how park biologists survey and monitor sensitive fish populations in the Redwood Creek estuary.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 28 seconds