$24 million land deal creates 7-mile-long Bay Area corridor of protected redwood forests to the ocean
In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...
North Bay land deal to connect 22K acres of forest, wildlife habitat
A 1,517-acre patch of coast redwood forest in Sonoma County, considered a haven for native plants and wildlife, is set to be protected following a purchase agreement announced ...
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Prescribed burns at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park were carefully planned, will improve health of old-growth forest
Timing the blazes between soggy storms, California State Parks workers and volunteers stage prescribed burns of piles of ...
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Save the Redwoods League signs $24 million deal to purchase Monte Rio redwood forest and expand county park
The $24 million acquisition solidifies a 22,000-acre block of protected land stretching from Monte Rio to the coast.
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How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Southern California is dominated by shrublands known as chaparral. This landscape was historically characterized by short, shrubby plants ... West to tropical forests in Chile.
UC Santa Cruz scientists slither into the history books with first complete genome of a banana slug
UC Santa Cruz genomics experts gained new insights into the campus's endearingly eccentric mascot — and overcame the unique ...
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$24 million land deal creates 7-mile-long Bay Area corridor of protected redwood forests to the ocean
The company sold the adjacent 3,400 acres of redwood forest in 2005, a property called Willow Creek, to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. It was added to Sonoma Coast State Park.