Stepping under the towering redwood canopy of The Napa Valley Community Forest is a magical experience. Light dims, air cools, sounds quiet, and a green freshness greets you. Barn owl pellets dot the ground, and branches interlace overhead. This forest is all the more magical because it is situated on the valley floor on the edge of the St. Helena wastewater treatment plant spray fields.
On Saturday, June 21, the public can visit the forest and participate in planting during the Napa County Resource Conservation District’s “Community Forest Planting Day.” Participants will also meet Paul Asmuth, the heart and mind behind the forest, who has fascinating stories about how the forest has evolved and its star species, the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. More…
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