by Traci Bliss | Jun 13, 2025 | Blog
Follow the link to see the Video. In August 2020, 97% of the Park’s 18,000 acres were charred, and all 100 structures were destroyed. Ultimately, the CZU Lightning Complex Fire would require the removal of 30,000 dead trees. At least 90% of Big Basin’s... by Traci Bliss | Jun 29, 2024 | Blog
The Park’s Redwood Loop Trail now features artistic installations which include compelling stories from my book Big Basin Redwood Forest. Here I chat with Jennifer Sotelo Perez, who celebrated her UCSC graduation by bringing six family members to the event. ... 
by Traci Bliss | Aug 22, 2023 | Blog
My niece from Boston and nephew from NYC, who assisted with Big Basin Redwood Forest, joined me at the park on the three year anniversary of the CZU fire. We were thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary new... by Traci Bliss | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog
Link To Good Times Below is an excerpt from my interview in Good Times. Please link to read the entire article, Planet Power, on Page 10 by Aiyana Maya... 
by Traci Bliss | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog
Traci Bliss, in conversation with Paul Nauert, reveals the untold story of a herculean effort to preserve the ancient redwoods for future generations. The epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s when the surrounding communities saw their once... 
by Traci Bliss | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog
BY KATE BRADSHAW JANUARY 13, 2022 Driven by tales from her family history, Traci Bliss quit academia to document the overlooked female activists behind the founding of one of America’s most iconic parks. Traci Bliss, whose family has for generations called the Santa...