This damage was
caused by someone cutting a Burl from a living tree in Redwood
Creek State Park,
in Humboldt County California. – photo provided by the National Park Service
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There has been an increase in late night poaching occurring in
our local parks. Poachers have been cutting Burls off of living trees in Prairie
Creek Redwoods
State Park. To help deter some of this activity, Newton
B. Drury Parkway will be closed at nights. According to the National Park
Service the closure is a proactive step toward preserving our State's priceless
natural resources.
Newton B. Drury Parkway
was the old Hwy. 101 when I first moved here back in the 80's. Shortly after
that they built a new 11 mile stretch of highway to go around the park. The
Parkway is now a scenic alternate route.
Our state parks are home to most of the last stands of virgin
Old Growth Redwood forests. Some of the trees are 2,000 to 3,000 years old. At
one time the North Coast
was home to more that 2,000,000 acres of Coastal
Redwood Forest.
Only 133,000 acres remain, and our state parks are home to 45% of those that
remain. These trees are truly priceless! If you haven't seen them yet, it is
surely something worthy of adding to your Bucket List.
All of us here at Redwood Burl Inc. are fully aware of these
activities, and we go out of our way to not be a potential market for this
poached and stolen wood. All of our wood is Reclaimed Redwood. Most of it was
cut more than 50 years ago, and it all comes from legitimate sources. We take
pride in having the largest inventory of Reclaimed Redwood on the North
Coast.
