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Save the Redwoods League

Save the Redwoods League, a non-Indigenous nonprofit, transferred the 125-acre 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway to the Yurok Tribe in June 2026.

Kind
501(c)(3) conservation nonprofit (non-Indigenous)
Native-led
no
Works with
Yurok Tribe
Region
San Francisco, CA
Focus
Transferred 125 acres ('O Rew Redwoods Gateway) to the Yurok Tribe (announced July 28, 2026 per yuroktribe.org)
Registry
EIN 94-0843915 (ProPublica)
Vetting notes
Transfer reported on the Yurok Tribe's own home page. Not otherwise vetted.

What happened

Save the Redwoods League is a California conservation nonprofit that describes itself as an independent nonprofit working across the state's redwood range. It is not Indigenous-led. Its leadership page lists Steve Mietz as President and CEO. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists it as a 501(c)(3) with tax exemption issued in December 1921. The league says it has protected more than 220,000 acres of redwood forests.

Its story about 'O Rew, written by a freelance writer and posted on its site on July 28, 2026, says the league bought a defunct mill site near Orick, California, in 2013. The site covers 125 acres at the southern entrance to Redwood National and State Parks. In 2021 the league, the Yurok Tribe and partners began a five-year restoration of Prairie Creek on the site. The story says the league transferred the 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway to the Yurok Tribe on June 29, 2026, for permanent protection and public access.

The Yurok Tribe's own home page also announces the land transfer, quoting Chairman Joseph L. James and Mr. Mietz. The tribe's page gives the date of conveyance as June 30, 2026.

The announcement does not state a sale price or whether the Tribe paid for the land.

Good to know. A non-Indigenous conservation group; a gift to it is not a gift to the Yurok Tribe. Sources give the transfer date as June 29 or June 30, 2026.

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  1. which Save the Redwoods transferred to the Yurok Tribe on June 29, 2026, for permanent protection and public accessReturning 'O Rew: Redwood lands back in Yurok hands
  2. The 125-acre property bore the scars of sawmill operations and cattle grazing.Returning 'O Rew: Redwood lands back in Yurok hands
  3. Save the Redwoods conveyed the property to the Yurok Tribe on June 30, 2026.Yurok Tribe
  4. Steve Mietz President and CEOLeadership & Experts
  5. Tax exemption issued: Dec. 1921 EIN: 94-0843915ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: Save the Redwoods League

Research notes. The transfer date differs between sources: the league's story says June 29, 2026 and the Yurok Tribe's page says June 30, 2026. The record's July 28, 2026 is the date the story was posted. No price or payment terms were read. A gift to the league is not a gift to the Yurok Tribe.

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