Around 1850, men with axes began cutting down California’s redwoods, the first step in a process that turned the giant trees ...

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 ...

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.

As trees grow larger, their heartwood proportion increases and eventually accounts for most of the biomass. Heartwood decay ...

Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve is a unique recreation location with both ocean views and towering trees. Half Moon Bay is about 30 minutes from San Francisco International Airport, making it a ...

Redwood sprouts, on Friday May 3, 2013, began to grow into massive trees after the old growth groves were cut down in what is now Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif.

It may be a tall order to lure high-rise tenants to Downtown San Francisco with a stand of redwood trees. Yet that’s what Texas-based Hines plans for its block-size development of homes and ...

And redwoods in populated areas have not been immune: Last week, a 2-year-old boy was killed when a redwood tree fell on a mobile home in Occidental, Calif., about 65 miles north of San Francisco.