7 . ▁▁ ▁Major ▁League ▁ac quis itions ▁and ▁projects ▁the ▁League ▁supported ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁included ▁the ▁ 9 , 4 0 0 - acre ▁Rock ef eller ▁Forest ▁addition ▁to ▁H umb old t ▁Red wood s ▁State ▁Park , ▁C ala ver as ▁North ▁Gro ve ▁of ▁giant ▁sequ o ias ▁for ▁C ala ver as ▁Big ▁Tre es ▁State ▁Park , ▁and ▁ 8 , 2 5 2 ▁acres ▁for ▁Pra irie ▁Creek ▁Red wood s ▁State ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁League ▁acquired ▁ 4 , 2 8 0 ▁acres ▁for ▁Jed edia h ▁Smith ▁Red wood s ▁State ▁Park . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Garden ▁Club ▁of ▁America ▁raised ▁money ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - acre ▁National ▁T ribute ▁Gro ve ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁park ▁hon oring ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁service ▁members . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁dawn ▁red wood s ▁( Met ase qu o ia ▁g ly pt ost ro bo ides ), ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁ext inct ▁were ▁discovered ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁fund ed ▁scient ist ▁Ralph ▁Chan ey ' s ▁trip ▁to ▁investigate . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁League ' s ▁Newton ▁Dr ury ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Division ▁of ▁Be aches ▁and ▁Park s , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁California ▁State