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A new article published in Forest Ecology and Management explores heartwood development in secondary redwood forests distributed across 18 locations representing three distinct regions.

Whether you're planning an epic best-friend getaway, a mother-daughter bonding experience, or a liberating solo adventure, the USA offers a treasure trove of routes designed to inspire and invigorate.

"Redwood" billed itself as a musical about a grieving mother who is healed by her time in the forest. But what made the show extraordinary is the way in which we, too, are afforded a taste of the ...

Redwood is almost all heartwood, which is very red in color. The outer rings of the tree are white sapwood, but little of this is included in lumber. Typically, the wood is soft and fine grained.

Tony winner Idina Menzel released the "Redwood" Original Broadway Cast Recording. The show is identity, overcoming grief, and healing.

Approximately one-third of the park—around 17,000 acres—is covered with ancient redwoods, making it the largest intact redwood forest left on Earth.

The Main Trail is essentially nature showing off – a greatest hits collection of redwood forest features condensed into an accessible 1.5-mile loop. As you pass beneath the rustic wooden entrance sign ...

A man walks through the Coastal redwood grove at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, CA on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

"Wicked" star Idina Menzel is riveting in her long-awaited Broadway return, but she can't fix the root of the show's problem.

The redwood sorrel, a clover-like plant covering much of the forest floor, unfurls delicate pink-white blossoms that carpet the ground beneath the towering trees. Summer typically offers the clearest ...

Muir Woods is home to a grove of old-growth redwood trees, some of which are over 1,000 years old and tower up to 250 feet tall. Plus the park is less than an hour away from San Francisco making it ...