▁are ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁In iti ative ▁( R CC I ), ▁the ▁Red wood ▁Gen ome ▁Project , ▁and ▁Cit izen ▁Science ▁Program s . ▁▁ ▁Li D AR ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁scientific ▁technology ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁and ▁its ▁forest ▁research ers ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁meas uring ▁tree ▁height , ▁bi om ass , ▁and ▁leaf ▁area . ▁This ▁information ▁can ▁be ▁useful ▁in ▁re for est ation ▁efforts , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁finding ▁the ▁tall est ▁red wood ▁trees . ▁The ▁League ’ s ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁Li D AR ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁Kenneth ▁Fish er . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁par ks ▁ ▁Since ▁it ▁was ▁established , ▁the ▁League ▁has ▁protected ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁ancient ▁red wood s . ▁Land ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁is ▁generally ▁don ated ▁to ▁California ▁State ▁Park s , ▁which ▁the ▁organization ▁helped ▁found , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁for ▁permanent ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁red wood s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁public ▁enjoy ment ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁League ▁also ▁provides ▁g ifts ▁to ▁establish ▁and ▁grow ▁regional ▁pres erves ▁and ▁par ks , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁League ▁established ▁the ▁Pur is ima ▁Creek ▁Red wood s ▁Open ▁Space ▁Pres erve ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mid pen ins ula ▁Regional ▁Open ▁Space ▁District ▁( M id pen ) ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco