Tall redwood trees bend
High above the sky, great green
Poking pines great trees
Mathew Gernert , age 11
Deer and moose hang ten
Elk and snake hunting for food
Vultures catching fish
Christian Alvarez, age 11
Skinny short red birds
Rushing rivers are flowing
Into large oceans
Aaron Lincoln, age 12
Large big lakes, tall trees
Vineyards growing high and thick
Snakes are eating well.
Tony Hernandez. age11
Large tall green mountains
Big black vultures soaring high
Lizards in the sun.
Black bears eating fish
Deer running in a big herd
And snakes in the shade
Joey Lorenzi, age10
Blue glistening lakes
In the night you hear, "Who,who"
Shells by the ocean
Kristin Love, age 10
Tadpoles are swimming
Redwood trees are growing tall
Buffalo running
Huge green flowered hills
Red tailed hawks fly everywhere
Vultures are eating.
Jessica Figlietti, age 10
Waves in the ocean
Seagulls flying over me
Seaweed growing tall
Ray Solomon Gonzales, age 11
Why California's Redwoods Are Important To Me
I think that California redwoods are important to me because they give fresh air. and because they give beautiful scenery. and plus, if there were no trees there would be no clean fresh water. When I walk in the Redwoods I feel the presence of Fairies.
Adrienne E. (Anna) Martin, age 8
Copyright Mendocino Environmental Center 1997
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