Redwood National Park,
California
Ashik Patel, Will Zheng, Olivia
McWayne, & Jon Cardona
Geological Origins
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Winds of the Pacific reach land
Stump sprouting seeds
Average yearly rainfall is between 25 and
122 inches
Thick bark protects the tree from fire
damage
Natural History
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Biome
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Worlds smallest land biome ( Temperate Rainforest)
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A community of both abiotic and biotic factors, home to worlds largest living trees, the
coast redwoods. ( Can weigh up to 500 tons from the size of a tomato seed)
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This biome receives about 60-80 inches of annual rain a year over the region.
Climate
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Lie within a marine coastal climate zone.
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Between 40-60 degrees latitude, and on the western ocean shores of continents.
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Oceans are dominant climatic factor: because the warm/cool more slowly than land,
they moderate temps, and supply moisture.
Dominant wildlife
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Wildlife that exercise or influence the most control.
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Carnivores such as tigers, herbivores such as elephants, birds such as a great pied
hornbill, insects such as termites; reptiles such as snakes
Endemic, Threatened, or
Endangered Species
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42 vertebrates species, and 16 invertebrate species
within the Redwood Forest are either endangered or
threatened.
There has been no definite discover of endemic
species but there has been an increase in “nearendemic” species.
Effects on Human History
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Provides cultural landscapes- (shows changes in land
over time from human impact)
B-71 Radar Station from
WWII, located in the Redwood
Forest, used to prevent any
potential attacks from Japan
at the West Coast.
California Department of Parks and Recreation &
National Park Service
● Agreed to manage the four-park area for maximum resource protection.
● Thanks to these agencies you will find: old growth redwood groves and
open prairie lands, 2 major rivers, and 37 miles of pristine California
coastline.
Threats
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Massive trees started to fall due to logging; people wanted to use them
for the vigorous amount of precious lumber.
Rapid increase of loggers.
Agencies provided the protection they needed.
Conserved what was left, and helped forest expand.
The Trees of the Redwood Forest
Cross section of a Redwood Tree
Bibliography
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http://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/parkoverview.htm
http://redwoodnationalandstateparks.weebly.com/ind
ex.html
http://www.stewardsofthecoastandredwoods.org/pdf/
red_ed5_nathist_pgs58to84.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/redw/historyculture/culturalresources.htm