Redwood National and State Parks
Canoe and Condor Exhibits

Image courtesy of Yurok Wildlife Department

National Park
1968
Co-Managed with CA State Parks
1994
 
Park Size
71,715 Acres (National)
60,268 (State)
 
Annual Visitors
409,000
 
Park Fee
none

Superintendent
Steve Mietz

Park Partner
Redwood Parks Conservancy
 
Location
Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, CA

Redwood National and State Parks are home to the tallest trees on Earth. In addition, the parks protect prairies, oak woodlands, wild rivers, and 40 miles of rugged coastline. This habitat is central to Indigenous people and the park has strong relationships with local Tribes. Exhibits are needed to tell stories the park's Tribal partners want shared and to enhance visitor understanding.

Creating highly visible exhibits for two of the park's visitor centers will amplify Indigenous voices. A Tolowa carved canoe kept outside on the porch of one visitor center has started to show signs of weathering and is accompanied by outdated signage. Working with the Tolowa Dee-ni' Tribe, the canoe will be conserved and moved indoors, and new educational signage will be designed and installed beside it.

The California condor (prey-go-neesh in Yurok) was recently reintroduced to the south end of the park for the first time in over 100 years, a project managed jointly by the Yurok Tribe, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The program is a huge success, but there's currently little information about condors in the visitor centers. Creating an exhibit with a to-scale image of a condor will help visitors understand the physical size and cultural significance of these birds. The exhibit will be designed in a way to facilitate photo-ops to further share the story. 
 
Project Cost:  $34,900                                                  Project Begun: 2024
     The Fund for People in Parks: $29,800
     National Park Service: $5,100

See the Yurok Tribe live condor cam!