Greg King (writer)

Greg King (born 1961) is an American journalist and environmental activist in Northern California. He is President and Executive Director of Siskiyou Land Conservancy, a non-profit land trust.

King is credited with discovering and naming Headwaters Forest, in March, 1987, then the largest privately held ancient redwood grove still standing outside of parks. As a redwood activist King pioneered the tactic of tree-sitting, and he was a lead organizer and strategist dedicated to protecting Headwaters and other groves during the 1980s and 1990s. King is an authority on redwood logging and protection efforts that have occurred since 1850.

King was the principal author of the 2014 book Rumours of Glory, the memoir of Canadian performing artist Bruce Cockburn.

King's writing has earned four journalism awards, including two Lincoln Steffens Investigative Journalism Awards, and his photographs have run in several national publications. In 2016 the Environmental Protection Information Center presented King with its annual Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2023, PublicAffairs published King's book, The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods, a history of redwood logging and protection efforts.

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