The Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park has reopened after 18 months of recovery work in the wake of the CZU Lightning Complex fires — and we want to share it with you. Join us for a series of guided tours of the burn zone in partnership with California State Parks and the Mountain Parks Foundation. We’ll explore how the landscape has responded to fire, from redwood trees to wildflowers, and banana slugs to birds, as well as share how community members can help monitor the fire’s impacts.

Sunday, July 10, 2022
10 a.m. to noon
Location details shared upon registration. Free.

This program has reached capacity. Email events@santacruzmuseum.org to be added to a waitlist.

This series is part of the CZU Lightning Complex and Community Science Project. We will spend time learning about iNaturalist during the walks so that participants may help us track how landscapes respond to fire. Get started using iNaturalist. Walks will be led by Dylan McManus, State Park PI Interpreter I, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.

Sign Up For Other Walk Dates

March 20, 2022

April 17, 2022

May 15, 2022

June 19, 2022

July 10, 2022

August 14, 2022

Watch the recording of our April 14 talk from Tim Hyland, A Landscape Built to Burn

Accessibility and COVID protocol

• Participants should be prepared to walk up to 2 miles on moderate terrain.
• Youth under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Capacity is limited for this program. Please let us know if your plans change and you are no longer able to join.
• Follow the latest guidelines for COVID safety at the time of the event.