Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park in Sonoma County just got four times bigger. The county acquired a parcel of over 1,500 ...

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

Napa is just over an hour from San Francisco, and although not strictly on the way to Yosemite, it makes an excellent detour ...

The Boy Scout Tree Trail is a moderate 2.8-mile (4.5 km) hike in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, offering a deep dive into the old-growth redwood ecosystem. Enter the trail from Howland Hill Road ...

Imagine waking up and looking out over a landscape so magical, it feels like you’ve stepped into a storybook. There’s ...

With the blend of historic towns, rolling hills, vibrant cityscapes, and natural beauty, there are exciting day trips from ...

Butano State Park in Pescadero is California’s ultimate “Is this real life?” experience, hiding just an hour south of San Francisco like the world’s best-kept secret. You know how some places get all ...

While its more famous neighbors Big Basin and Big Sur steal the spotlight, Butano (pronounced “BYOO-tuh-noh,” not like the gas for your barbecue) quietly offers a perfect blend of accessibility and ...

The Save the Redwoods League in San Francisco has agreed to pay $24 million for a 1,517-acre property near the Russian River in Sonoma County.

The fire started with lightning strikes on Aug. 16, 2020. It burned 86,509 acres, an area nearly three times the size of the city of San Francisco, in rural Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.

In 1998, San Francisco's prominent Fisher family bought 235,000 acres (951 sq km) for $200m (£163m) to form the Mendocino Redwood Company. That’s $375m (£309m) in today's money.