The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about California’s biodiversity.

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

An adult wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) clings to the bark of a California redwood tree. The four-inch amphibians make their homes in the little-studied canopy.

Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its bark to its leaves, that you can use as clues to identify ...

California’s iconic trees are so well appreciated that three national parks are named after them: Redwood, Sequoia and Joshua Tree.

Isotopes, dinosaurs, and the redwood in the ravine. Isotopes are forms of an element that vary ever so slightly in their number of neutrons, leaving what you might call chemical ...

Zailenko constructed his huts from redwood bark, sturdy limbs and mats made of needles, making watertight shelters built to withstand winter storms. According to park signs, Zailenko always kept ...

California's drought state of emergency may have officially ended in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties at the end of 2024 following two wet winters that led to improved water conditions, but trees in ...

A reverse-curve gutter guard typically has a solid top with a bullnose curve and slot running along the front edge of the ...

Wellingtonia or giant redwood is the largest single stem tree and the largest living thing (by volume) on earth. The tallest was measured at 94.8 metres (311 feet). This one is around 23 metres (75 ...

The property now holds more than 200 dahlias, 30 potted begonias, 15 hydrangeas, five rhododendrons, and many annuals and ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of ...