College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public two-year community college located near Eureka in Humboldt County, northern California. Current enrollment is about 7,000 students, and the college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including its world-famous Fine Furniture Program started by master woodworker James Krenov. The college is named after the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) trees native to the region. In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... Eureka is the county seat of Humboldt County, California. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1853 Seat Eureka Area  - Total  - Water 10,495 km² (4,052 mi²) 1,243 km² (480 mi²) 11. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ...

CR has two satellite campuses: CR Del Norte in Crescent City, Del Norte County; and CR Mendocino Coast in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County. CR also has other off-campus sites, including the Bianchi Farm and the Klamath-Trinity Instructional Site on the Hoopa Valley Tribe reservation. Crescent City is the county seat of Del Norte County, California, USA. It is named after the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city. ... Del Norte County is Californias northwesternmost county, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ... Fort Bragg is a city located in Mendocino County, California. ... Mendocino County is a county located on Californias north coast, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ...

The original Redwoods Community College District was formed in 1964 by a vote of the people of Humboldt County. In 1975, residents of the coastal portion of Mendocino County voted to join the District, and in 1978 Del Norte County similarly joined. The college serves these areas, as well as a portion of Trinity County. Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ...

Points of Interest

• Humboldt Botanical Garden

The Humboldt Botanical Garden (18 ha / 45 acres) is under construction south of Eureka, California, USA near the Humboldt Bay at the College of the Redwoods. ...

External links

• Official webpage.
• CR's Fine Woodworking Program