▁red wood ▁and ▁giant ▁sequ o ia ▁e cos ystem s . ▁Conserv ation ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁are ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁V ibr ant ▁For ests ▁Plan ' s ▁strateg ies , ▁helping ▁to ▁set ▁prior ities ▁for ▁land ▁ac quis itions , ▁ste ward ship , ▁and ▁rest oration ▁initi atives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁League ▁published ▁a ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁Conserv ation ▁Report ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁report ▁draw s ▁on ▁scientific ▁research ▁to ▁evaluate ▁environmental ▁thre ats ▁facing ▁coast ▁red wood s ▁and ▁giant ▁sequ o ia , ▁how ▁much ▁progress ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁date ▁mit ig ating ▁each ▁threat , ▁and ▁whether ▁that ▁progress ▁is ▁continu ing ▁or ▁in ▁decl ine . ▁Some ▁key ▁thre ats ▁include ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁un protected ▁for ests , ▁number ▁of ▁trees ▁with ▁old - g row th ▁characteristics , ▁level ▁of ▁human ▁enc ro achment , ▁and ▁fire ▁prepared ness ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁League ▁has ▁an ▁active ▁scientific ▁research ▁program ▁that ▁see ks ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁red wood ▁and ▁giant ▁sequ o ia ▁for ests ▁and ▁e cos ystem s ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁a ▁key ▁component . ▁Their ▁Research ▁Gr ants ▁Program ▁provides ▁fund ing ▁to ▁leading ▁scient ists ▁studying ▁red wood ▁forest ▁e cos ystem s , ▁threatened ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁species , ▁and ▁climate ▁change ▁impact s . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁League - led ▁research ▁projects