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- Claim: California’s Carbon Mitigation Efforts May be Thwarted by Climate Change Itself Sun, 27 Nov 22, 9:00am"We need our forests and other plant-covered areas to provide a 'natural climate solution' of removing carbon dioxide from the air, but heat and drought caused by the very problem we're trying to solve could make it more...
- Visiting the world's largest tree could land you in jail Wed, 3 Aug 22, 5:30amOfficials at California's Redwood National Park issued a statement prohibiting members of the public from visiting Hyperion, the world's tallest tree. The statement issued last week details that anyone found near...
- Skydiving Salamanders Live in World’s Tallest Trees Tue, 24 May 22, 11:00amThe aerial dexterity of the so-called wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) was revealed by high-speed video footage taken in a wind tunnel at the University of California, Berkeley, where the salamanders were nudged off...
- California redwoods to be reclaimed by Indigenous groups Thu, 27 Jan 22, 6:31amTen Indigenous tribes on California’s Lost Coast are about to get their ancestral homeland back. Save the Redwoods League announced Tuesday that it will transfer over 500 acres back to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness...
- Redwoods, condor sanctuary are damaged in California wildfires Sat, 29 Aug 20, 2:30amThe beloved giants of Big Basin Redwoods State Park have been facing massive wildfires in California. Fortunately, many survived, proving how tough and resilient these trees can be, although there has still been considerable...
- California redwood trees sap up more CO2 than others - even after they die Thu, 7 Jul 16, 8:36pmTrees are our known allies in the battle against harmful climate change, but it turns out California redwood trees may be the most helpful. Researchers conducted a seven-year long study to find redwood forests capture and...
- Cloning Project Could Save Britain’s Oldest and Strongest ‘Super Trees’ from Annihilation Wed, 3 Jul 13, 1:32amPhoto via Shutterstock David Milarch wants to clone the UK's biggest, oldest, and most ecologically important trees. The US tree conservationist has embarked on a $3 million project to reproduce and regrow Britain's "super...
- SunRay Kelley’s Harbin Hot Springs Temple in Napa Valley is Made from Natural Materials Sat, 15 Dec 12, 3:32amRead the rest of SunRay Kelley’s Harbin Hot Springs Temple in Napa Valley is Made from Natural Materials Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", barefoot architect, cob, cob structures,...
- Top 6 Autumn Hikes Around the San Francisco Bay Area – Get Outside! Sat, 3 Nov 12, 7:11amRead the rest of Top 6 Autumn Hikes Around the San Francisco Bay Area – Get Outside! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: backpacking, berkeley, hikes, Marin, Matt Davis Trail, Mount Diablo, Mt...
- Climate Change is Causing San Francisco to Lose its Fog Wed, 17 Feb 10, 10:25amResidents of San Francisco’s oceanside neighborhoods may complain about it, but the city’s legendary fog does more than just provide character — it also protects nearby redwood forests...