One of the iconic species of the northern California coastline is the redwood tree. The majestic trees are dependent upon another feature emblematic of the area—fog. Plant ecologist Todd Dawson ...

California's coastal fog has decreased significantly over the past 100 years, potentially endangering coast redwood trees dependent on cool, humid summers, according to a new study by University ...

Fog drifts between the giants like gossamer veils. At Lady Bird Johnson Grove, for example, the site of park-dedication ceremonies in 1969, I found a redwood wonderland, cool and silent ...

Just as the redwood tree’s filaments catch fog and bring water to its root system, gardeners can do the same by creating a fog fence or revamped rain chain. Is anyone locally doing this?

In the summer months, when there’s a lack of rainfall, redwood trees rely on another iconic California phenomenon: coastal fog. “It’s almost like a sponge sucking in that water,” Zierten said. “Then ...

"We had a hunch that the fog was changing, but we didn't really know how," said Todd Dawson, a plant ecology professor at U.C. Berkeley. We spoke in a grove of redwood trees outside Dawson's ...

The fog belt creates the ideal habitat for these ... there is a small pocket of redwood forest located about 10 miles into southern Oregon. This tiny footprint makes the coast redwood the rarest ...

“Fog is a big water subsidy,” Dr. Dawson said. “And I said, ‘My goodness, we’re ignoring this. We’ve been missing a big part of the hydrologic budget of the redwood forest.’ ...

It is a scraggly runt of a redwood - estimated at 93 feet tall ... almost directly in line with the fog bank that streams through the Golden Gate. The giant redwoods in what is now Roberts ...

When to go: Redwood is a year-round destination with weather that can be cool, windy, and rainy in any season. Summers are warmer and drier, but fog can creep in from the Pacific. The other three ...

It’s hard to describe a place like Redwood National and State Parks ... they get a lot of the moisture they need in the summer months from fog, not just from the ground.