Hendy Woods State Park
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Hendy Woods State Park is a state park
located in Mendocino County, California
. The 845 acres (3.4 km²) park contains two groves of old growth
Coast Redwood: Big Hendy (80 acres) and Little Hendy (20 acres). The Navarro River
runs through the length of the park.
Hendy Woods was named after Joshua Hendy who built a large sawmill on the Navarro River
. In 1958 California created a park to protect the remaining groves of redwoods. The park was home to the "Hendy Hermit" Petrov Zailenko
who lived there for over a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.
Hendy Woods is one of 70 state parks slated for closure in 2012 due to state budget cuts.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
located in Mendocino County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The 845 acres (3.4 km²) park contains two groves of old growth
Old growth forest
An old-growth forest is a forest that has attained great age , and thereby exhibits unique ecological features. An old growth forest has also usually reached a climax community...
Coast Redwood: Big Hendy (80 acres) and Little Hendy (20 acres). The Navarro River
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a river in Mendocino County, California. It flows northwest through the Coastal Range to the Pacific Ocean. Encompassing , its watershed includes the Anderson Valley, a well-known wine-growing region in Mendocino County. The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than ...
runs through the length of the park.
Hendy Woods was named after Joshua Hendy who built a large sawmill on the Navarro River
Navarro River
The Navarro River is a river in Mendocino County, California. It flows northwest through the Coastal Range to the Pacific Ocean. Encompassing , its watershed includes the Anderson Valley, a well-known wine-growing region in Mendocino County. The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than ...
. In 1958 California created a park to protect the remaining groves of redwoods. The park was home to the "Hendy Hermit" Petrov Zailenko
Petrov Zailenko
Petrov "Petro" Zailenko, a.k.a. Pitro Zalenko, known as the "Hendy Hermit" or the "Boonville Hermit," lived in Hendy Woods State Park for more than a 18 years during the 1960s and '70s in huts of his own construction consisting of redwood plank lean-tos, one of which was located on a hollowed-out...
who lived there for over a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.
Hendy Woods is one of 70 state parks slated for closure in 2012 due to state budget cuts.