By the late 19th century, he writes, San Francisco was “lined with redwood structures ... But you couldn’t do that with the redwood forest because the trees were so huge, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Coastal redwoods and giant sequoia are iconic symbols of California. The species have endured major ecological changes from logging, development and political threats over the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A sprawling redwood forest north of San Francisco has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and a family who has owned it since 1925.

A sprawling redwood forest north of San Francisco has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and a family who has owned it since 1925. Under the ...

Here in the Redwood Empire with our abundance of redwood trees, it might be hard to understand the attachment to one tree tearing a neighborhood apart but that's what's happening in San Francisco.

Now many redwood forests — including 80% of the surviving old-growth trees — are protected either by state and local governments or nonprofits, like Zierten’s Save the Redwoods League. New challenges.

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 ...