Mary Cudahy and other residents in Old Palo Alto were distressed to discover last month that a large redwood tree in their neighborhood is now on the chopping block. Now, they are hoping to save it.

The redwood, which is 70 feet tall and has a 96-inch diameter, is by far the largest tree on the block and some residents marveled at the fact that it could be removed without public input.

Without another wildfire, this indigenous bishop pine forest — the largest natural bishop pine grove in the world — will eventually disappear. Resilience of the forest, not the trees. Gaman explained ...

While distinctly different, these two trees - along with the third sequoias species, the coast redwood - all evolved from the same group of conifers that occupied the Earth during the Jurassic ...