Yurok Research Natural Area Establishment Record

The Yurok Research Natural Area contains 120 acres of superlative old-growth redwood forest type, mostly on moderate slopes. Redwood comprises well over 80 percent of the volume composition with the remainder made up of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, Port-Orford-cedar, and Sitka spruce. A dense, lush cover of shrubs and herbs grows beneath the overstory and is composed primarily of salmon berry, salal, coast rhododendron, California huckleberry, sword fern, and redwood sorrel. Less common understory species include tanoak, western thimbleberry, and California red huckleberry.