Garden Club Of America Grove

Ninety years ago the gca forged a working partnership with save the redwoods league to purchase and permanently protect the 2 552 acre garden club of america grove.

Garden club of america grove. Save the redwoods league is grateful for the many contributions over the years from garden clubs and their members who share our belief that some places like the gca grove are so special they are worth saving. Park here and take the access trail marked with a small gca marker. With help from the gca restored trails recently reopened to the public. In 1931 the gca first forged a working relationship with strl to purchase and permanently protect the 2 552 acre garden club of america grove.

Since then both organizations have been actively engaged in not only protecting the environment. The garden club of america and save the redwoods league has a long history of collaboration and support. Now covering more than 5 100 acres the gca grove is the third largest dedicated grove in the entire state park system. Fisk park lost to a tornado in march 2020.

While the garden club of america grove in humboldt redwoods state park was spared in 2018 the 5 100 acre old growth redwood forest was heavily damaged 15 years prior. Gca grove worth protecting. A short access road leads to a picnic area in a dark dismal logged grove. In 1931 the gca first forged a working partnership with srl to purchase and permanently protect the 2 552 acre garden club of america grove.

The parking area at the end of the road is mainly used by locals who come to hang out by the river. The garden club of america has awarded a 10 000 restoration initiative grant to the garden club of nashville to replant trees at clinton b. Funding for the gca grove began at the 1930 gca annual meeting seattle where mrs. Now covering more than 5 100 acres the gca grove is the third largest dedicated redwood grove in the entire state park system.

Now covering more than 5 100 acres the gca grove is the third largest dedicated grove in the entire california state park system. California old growth redwoods including the garden club of america grove have long been admired for their girth age and beauty. The garden club of america grove now contains more than 5 100 acres the third largest dedicated grove in the entire state park system. In 2003 the canoe creek fire burned over 11 000 acres including the gca grove.

Losing 120 of the existing 130 trees was especially devastating as fisk park is located in a neighborhood where trees are scarce.