Yurok Tribe Reclaims Ancestral Land For Redwood Conservation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tours a salmon restoration project on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at Prairie Creek which runs from Redwood National and State Parks, Calif., and flows through land that will be

The Yurok Tribe in California, which lost 90 percent of its territory during the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s, is set to regain a portion of its land to establish a new gateway to the popular Redwood National and State Parks, attracting around 1 million visitors annually.

Under a historic memorandum of understanding signed by the Yurok Tribe, Redwood National and State Parks, and the nonprofit Save the Redwoods League, the tribe will become the first Native people to manage tribal land in collaboration with the National Park Service.