Land Deal Will Preserve Threatened Redwoods In Santa Cruz Mountains
BONNY DOON (KCBS) – A huge swath of Central Coast forest that is home to several threatened and endangered species has been purchased by several preservation groups. The $30 million deal to be...
View ArticleCloned Redwood Trees Planted At College Of Marin
MARIN COUNTY (KPIX 5) — The College of Marin celebrated Earth Day in a very special way, by planting some of the rarest trees on the planet. They planted three clones of ancient coastal redwoods, cut...
View ArticleClimate Change May Help California Coastal Redwoods Grow Faster
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — California’s beloved giant redwood trees are in the midst of an unprecedented growth spurt, according to a climate study released Wednesday. The ancient trees have produced...
View ArticleAuthorities Look To Deter Northern California Redwood Poachers
HUMBOLDT COUNTY (CBS / AP) — Authorities say unemployment and drug addiction have spurred an increase in the destructive practice of cutting off the knobby growths at the base of ancient redwood trees...
View ArticlePoachers Butchering Northern California’s Majestic Redwoods For Profit
HUMBOLDT COUNTY (KPIX 5) — California’s treasured redwood trees are under attack by poachers hacking out the trees’ distinctive burls which are later turned into tables, artwork or other adornments....
View ArticleMuir Woods Entry Fee Going Up From $7 To $10
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — The fee for an adult to enter Northern California’s popular Muir Woods will increase from $7 to $10 in 2016. Entry for children under 16 years of age will continue to be free,...
View ArticleMuir Wood’s Tallest Tree Only 777 Years Old
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — An analysis has found that the tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods is 777 years old — and not the much older 1,500 years once assumed. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Sunday...
View ArticleVirtual Tour Of North Bay Vineyards, Breweries, Scenic Spots Along Highway...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — You won’t need a designated driver to tour wineries and breweries along U.S. Route 101 anymore now that the scenic route has been added to Street Street View on Google Maps....
View ArticleCalifornia Redwood Forests Play Big Role In Fighting Climate Change
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – There’s one more reason to love California’s redwoods: a new study finds giant redwood forests are doing more to fight global warming than any other ecosystem. California’s...
View ArticlePlan To Log Century-Old Redwood Trees On California Coast Prompts Lawsuit Threat
GUALALA (AP) — Opponents of a logging plan that includes century-old redwood trees have notified California forestry officials that they plan to sue unless the state rescinds its approval of the...
View ArticleMystery Of California’s Albino Redwoods May Be Solved
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — A researcher may have figured out why albino redwoods turn white in the middle of deep green California redwood forests. The East Bay Times reports Sunday that scientists...
View ArticlePalo Alto Redwoods Grown From Seeds That Traveled Millions Of Miles In Space
PALO ALTO (KPIX) — They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree but along the back of Peers Park in Palo Alto there is a grove of redwoods that have no doubt traveled a lot farther than you have....
View ArticleTrying To Protect California Redwoods From Too Much Love
CRESCENT CITY (CBS News) Entering the redwood forest is like stepping back in time. Among all the towering trees, the exact location of the tallest, named “the Grove of Titans,” has long been kept...
View ArticleHow Logging Could Help Save California’s Redwood Forests
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS (KPIX 5) — Some environmentalists say it’s time to start logging in some areas to prevent overcrowding in California’s forests. A project is being talked about near Davenport, just...
View ArticleRedwood Grove On Sonoma Coast To Become Public Park
STEWARTS POINT, Calif. (AP) — A grove in Northern California with hundreds of ancient redwood trees, some taller than the Statue of Liberty, is being acquired by an environmental group that plans to...
View ArticleScientists Map Old-Growth Redwoods’ Genome to Preserve Future Forests
SANTA CRUZ (CBS News) — Deep in one of California’s few remaining old-growth forests sat an oddity, popular with tourists since the 1880s: a giant sequoia. So giant a tunnel was carved in its trunk....
View ArticlePublic Invited To Experience California Redwoods For Free
In celebration of its Centennial this year, Save the Redwoods League invites everyone to experience the sights and sounds of more than 40 of California’s redwood state parks—for free! Throughout 2018...
View Article‘Save The Redwoods’ Celebrates 100 Years Of Protecting California’s Majestic...
CEO Sam Hodder of Save the Redwoods talks to BAF’s Michelle Griego about the work the organization has been doing to protect our majestic trees for more than 100 years, as well as some upcoming events.
View ArticleFans of Threatened Redwood ‘Titans’ Push to Fund Preservation Project
EUREKA (CBS/AP) — Fans of a popular grove of redwood trees in far Northern California are racing to fund a project that would help protect the area from hordes of visitors. (Illustration via CBS News)...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists, Lumber Company Hammer Out $11.7 Million Deal To Protect...
DAVENPORT (CBS SF) — The Peninsula Open Space Trust has announced $11.7 million deal to preserve two redwood forests totaling 937 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s the organization’s largest deal...
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