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

California’s giant redwood trees are some of the tallest and most impressive trees on the planet. Standing beneath them can feel like looking up at massive wooden skyscrapers.

Although redwood advocacy groups began forming in the early 1900s and a few parks were established to protect the majestic trees, it wasn’t until 1968 that Redwood National Park, where the world ...

Giant redwoods - the world's largest trees - are flourishing in the UK, a study has found. ... In California the biggest reach 90m high, but in the UK the tallest is 54.87m.

Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, making them among the oldest living things on Earth. They are also some of the biggest trees on the planet - they can grow more than 80 metres tall ...

California redwood road trip: 5 memorable ways to experience the massive trees. Established in 1902, Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest state park, preserving more than 18,000 acres.

An estimated 500,000 giant redwoods are growing across the United Kingdom, compared to just 80,000 remaining in their native California. The amazing trees can live up to 2,000 years, and in ...

The giant redwoods in what is now Roberts Regional Recreation Area, ... Gold and redwood trees soon turned California into the Saudi Arabia of the 19th century, helping it become a state.

Guffie, 42, had been poaching from the redwood trees of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest for over a decade, ... the biggest threat to redwoods was the logging industry.

The blaze, which has been named the Washburn Fire, started last week and could threaten at least 500 giant redwood trees - also known as sequoia trees.