wood ▁par ks ▁and ▁res erves , ▁including ▁H umb old t ▁Red wood s ▁State ▁Park ▁and ▁Red wood ▁National ▁and ▁State ▁Park s . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁purch asing ▁and ▁protect ing ▁land , ▁Save ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁League ▁supports ▁rest oration , ▁research , ▁and ▁education ▁programs , ▁and ▁gives ▁small ▁gr ants ▁to ▁other ▁organizations ▁involved ▁in ▁e colog ical ▁conservation . ▁Save ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁League ▁maintain s ▁and ▁updates ▁a ▁website ▁which ▁offers ▁information , ▁photos , ▁and ▁progress ▁reports . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁Director ▁Stephen ▁M ather ▁asked ▁conservation ists ▁John ▁C . ▁Mer ri am , ▁Mad ison ▁Grant , ▁and ▁Henry ▁Fair field ▁Os born ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁northern ▁California ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁old - g row th ▁coast ▁red wood s ▁that ▁were ▁reported ly ▁being ▁logged ▁in ▁vast ▁numbers ▁for ▁building ▁materials . ▁All ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁men ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bo one ▁and ▁Cro ck ett ▁Club . ▁ ▁After ▁witness ing ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁the ▁for ests ▁on ▁their ▁trip , ▁Mer ri am , ▁Grant , ▁and ▁Os born ▁decided ▁that ▁protect ing ▁the ▁ancient ▁red wood s ▁by ▁purch asing ▁gro ves ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁was ▁an ▁ur gent ▁ende avor , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁they ▁established ▁Save ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁League ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁goal . ▁The ▁first ▁don ors ▁to