More than 60,000 people have signed letters urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to halt a long‑disputed Caltrans highway realignment through Richardson Grove State Park, warning that cutting into the root ...

Credit: Caltrans . April 30, 2026 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Letters signed by more than 60,000 people urging a stop to the ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Giant redwoods are the most massive individual trees on earth. The redwood can grow to 270 feet tall and 25 feet in diameter ...

Their shallow but wide root systems allow them to grow to be the tallest trees on the planet. And the intertwining of their roots helps them exchange nutrients with one another. Their trunks can grow ...

Humboldt County conservation groups announced that they were appealing a court’s decision to dismiss their legal challenge to Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Improvement Project. The appeal is the latest ...

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