Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Inducted into Old- Growth Forest Network

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Kaytlen Jackson
Public Information Officer
California State Parks
(530) 489-8909 

Edwin L. Z’berg Natural Preserve. Photo from California State Parks.

TAHOMA, Calif.—California State Parks proudly announces that the Edwin L. Z’berg Natural Preserve within Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, the largest California State Park in the Lake Tahoe Basin, has been officially inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network. This recognition highlights the park’s rich ecological value and commitment to long-term forest conservation.

To commemorate this designation, community and media members are invited to attend a brief ceremony at the Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park Nature Center on Thursday, June 12, at 9:30 a.m. with remarks by State Parks, Sierra State Parks Foundation,Old-Growth Forest Network staff followed by a family-friendly guided interpretive hike along the Dolder Nature Trail.

The Old-Growth Forest Network is the only national organization dedicated to identifying and preserving publicly accessible, native old-growth forests across the United States. Its mission is to ensure that at least one protected old-growth forest is designated in every U.S. County capable of supporting such ecosystems, allowing present and future generations to experience the biodiversity, tranquility, and natural beauty of these irreplaceable woodlands.

“Experiencing an old-growth forest by walking through it can provide inspiration for both what once was, and for what our future can become,” said Rich Adams, Prescribed Fire Manager for the Sierra District. “Through active forest stewardship for fire resilience, we can protect biological legacies of the past and restore other forest areas to old-growth conditions. I invite you to visit the Dolder Nature Trail at Sugar Pine Point, to find inspiration in the old-growth trees, and to consider this area’s long-term prescribed fire program as a management option for other places.”

To access the old growth trees within Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, visitors can walk along the Dolder Nature Trail, a 1.5-mile loop trail that leads through a mixed conifer forest and circles the Edwin L. Z’berg Natural Preserve. Along the way, it passes one of the world’s highest-elevation operational maritime navigational lights and gives excellent views of Lake Tahoe.

With this designation, Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park joins a growing list of forests recognized for their ecological integrity, mature native trees, and public accessibility.

 

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