Everything local forest man John “Griff” Griffith touches turns to social media gold. We first learned this lesson more than 10 years ago, when, as boss of a California Conservation Corps crew, he went international with a funky dance move video that left his coworkers in stitches.
Now, after a couple of career stops and many more videos with mass appeal, Griff seems to have scored his first smash hit with his new outfit, Redwoods Rising — a joint project of the Save the Redwoods League, Redwood State and National Parks and the Yurok Tribe.
In the video below — 9.7 million plays, 1.8 million likes and more than 11,000 comments to date — Griff makes the world’s flesh creep at the thought of giant redwood trees falling down upon one’s head. Don’t plant them in your yard!
Check it out!
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- THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt Social Media-Friendly Naturalist John Griffith
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist and Local Dance Legend John ‘Griff’ Griffith Talks About California’s ‘Complex’ Wildfire Problem
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Viral Cougar Sighting in Utah, Gives Tips on How to Avoid a Mountain Lion Attack
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Butterfly Deception, Poop-Mimicking Caterpillars
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ is Back With a Holiday Special on Christmas Trees
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Riffs About the Connection Between Spotted Owls, Flying Squirrels, Old-Growth Trees and Truffles
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Discusses Dinosaur Hickeys, Saving the Pacific Lamprey
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Viral Bear Pushing Video, Gives Tips on How to Handle a Bear Encounter
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Invasive Species and the ‘Trifecta of No Thanks’
- (VIDEO) Humboldt County Naturalist ‘Griff’ Takes His Dance Moves to TikTok to Spread the Word About Biodiversity Loss
- (VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Reintroduction of the California Condor and Its Importance to Local Tribes