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

Big Basin: Redwood trees’ recovery is ‘remarkable’ three years after huge fire, while some species are still struggling 90% of redwoods are resprouting, some birds are back, but salmon ...

California's Redwood National Park is known for its outsized trees, which spread across 40,000 acres of old-growth forest.

Redwood trees are among the tallest and oldest trees on Earth, and their existence dates back to the Jurassic period some 200 million years ago.

Years ago, the park created a Tall Trees Trail so hikers could see a tree then designated as the world’s tallest tree. That tree no longer holds the title, but the trail features many redwood ...

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

Photos taken in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, about 1 mile from headquarters, in April 2021, left, and Nov. 15, 2023, show the dramatic recovery from the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

For example, being declared the world’s tallest tree in a redwood forest is a little like temporarily winning a glacially slow race. Hyperion is estimated to be between 600 and 800 years old ...

Today, there are 11 dawn redwoods on the Michigan Big Tree Register, ... The tallest, the coast redwood, can grow to more than 379 feet and 26 feet in diameter and live 2,000 years.

Hyperion, the world's tallest living tree, has suffered as hikers in California's Redwood National Park damaged its habitat. Now, prospective visitors face a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

It’s the tallest known dawn redwood in Michigan. Centennial Park , 250 Central Ave. in Holland: At its last measurement during May 2020, this tree had a 3.3-foot diameter and stood 86 feet tall ...

Photos taken in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, about 1 mile from headquarters, in April 2021, left, and Nov. 15, 2023, show the dramatic recovery from the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.