Overall, each said the competition is all in good fun. “You can make a day drive, through the redwood belt of California, and ...

Even species as enduring as coast redwoods are affected by climate change. Diminished moisture stresses the trees, making them grow with less vigor. New fire dangers put them at risk, and more ...

Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood ...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest, and it was 97 percent burned in 2020, when the CZU Lightning Complex ...

For many readers, it was the first time they’d seen California’s redwoods, let alone grasped ... which intensified the speed at which the giant trees could be felled. It increased pressure ...

Overall, each said the competition is all in good fun. “You can make a day drive, through the redwood belt of California, and ...

The state park, California’s oldest, is also the largest stand of ancient ... just 3% of the park’s Douglas fir trees remain. Among the redwoods, “the new growth that’s coming up from ...