Second Graders Explore the Redwoods

By Rockin’ Redwoods Dash, Mia, and Tula

We went to the Henry Cowell redwood forest in Felton. We learned about sequoias, redwoods, animals and plants and other cool stuff like that!! We know redwoods can live up to 2,200 years old!! Did you know that redwoods are red because tannic acid makes trees red? Only the scientists know where the exact location of the tallest redwood is because they don’t want anyone to carve their initials in it, or cut it down. We also learned that banana slugs are poisonous and only racoons eat banana slugs. They roll it dirt to get all the poison and then they pop it in their mouth!! It was a great trip.