Bolling Memorial Redwood Grove, Humboldt County, California, 1921. In August 1921, the Save the Redwoods League, led by dozens of eminent scientists and conservationists, dedicated a magnificent stand ...

This week, Cal Fire announced plans for a prescribed burn along the eastern extremity of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, west of Dyerville along U.S. Highway 101. The site involved includes 75 acres of ...

Late afternoon sunlight illuminates the base of a coast redwood along the Redwood Grove Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton. The coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is the ...

Fifteen centuries old and taller than a football field turned vertical, redwood trees stand mute along the South Fork of the Eel River in Humboldt County. But the old-growth forest titans are slowly ...

June 3 -- "Velociraptor!" my 8-year-old son, John, bellowed, as he and his 7-year-old brother, Joey, galloped down a trail past the towering trunks of coastal redwoods. The boys were pretending to be ...

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The first I heard of the Lost Coast Scenic Drive in Northern California was two days before we arrived. I had heard it was an untouched coastal wilderness so thick and uninhabited only a few dared to ...

Northern California is positively brimming with enchanting small-town destinations. From artsy little towns lined with redwoods and shops like Fort Bragg, to coastal gems with walkable streets and ...

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Located just north of Humboldt-Redwoods State Park, Ferndale, California, is filled with gorgeous, Victorian-era homes. Stroll down Main Street to snap pics of Ferndale’s very own Painted Ladies and ...