Del Norte County, CA

Protecting the foundations of a delicate ecosystem.

Winner of a NAI 2023 Award.

Until recent years, the existence of the Grove of Titans was known to only a few. Once word of these colossal trees began to grow online, visitors began to blaze their own unofficial trails to try to find them, causing significant damage to the shallow roots and understory plants. A partnership between the Save the Redwoods League, Redwood National & State Parks, and the Redwood Conservancy set out to build an elevated trail to guide visitors and protect these majestic giants.
EDX lead the interpretive design effort for the project with an advisory group of the project partners and representatives of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, as the Grove sits on their ancestral lands. From the beginning of the project, the group prioritized the presence of the Tolowa throughout the interpretive design, which also highlights the ecological significance of the Redwood forest, the relationship to the salmon-bearing Mill Creek, and the history of the Grove itself.