By Amanda Holpuch When the rain is relentless and the wind is ferocious, there are plenty of imperiled things for Californians to worry about. The state’s iconic redwood forests are not among them.

The fern gardens in old redwood crowns are second only to Olympic Peninsula rain forests in their density ... look at the 25th floor of a skyscraper: That's about where the first solid branches ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Beneath California’s iconic towering redwoods, ferns carpet the forest floor. The Western sword fern is the most common plant in the coastal redwood ... how much rain and fog ...

They eat animal droppings, leaves and other detritus on the forest floor, and then generate waste that ... This slug was found in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park after a day of rain. Slime refers to ...

The particular mycorrhizae associated with redwoods also confer drought resistance to redwood ... on the forest floor. Scientists believe they crawled 230 feet up the rain-drenched trunks during ...

A redwood forest is a place where the quiet is perfect. The forest floor is full of fresh-born ... shielded by fog in summer, fed by heavy rain in winter. Here you will find extended forest ...

But there was something about having it all to myself, in the middle of a striking redwood forest and during a break in the pouring rain, that made it unforgettable. I was inspired to hike the ...

Q: The tops of my redwood trees are dying ... and absorb nutrients generated from composting vegetation on the forest floor, so I doubt that the clay pan is causing any issue unless the site ...

The wider spacing also opens up the forest floor to more light, fostering a vibrant ecosystem. These coastal redwoods are faring better in a changing world than the other California redwood ...