Albert Whitler planted a California coastal redwood tree at the intersection of Alton Road and W. Cherry Street in Carlinville. On Friday, July 4, it will be designated a “Liberty Tree” during a ...

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage.

Looking for weird and wonderful roadside attractions in California? These 12 bizarre stops offer jaw-dropping photo ops and quirky memories you’ll talk about for years! 1. Cabaz ...

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

While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

Nestled within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, the Boy Scout Tree Trail is a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) moderate hiking trail that offers an immersive experience in old-growth redwood forests. Starting ...

Isotopes, dinosaurs, and the redwood in the ravine Isotopes are forms of an element that vary ever so slightly in their number of neutrons, leaving what you might call chemical fingerprints.

An adult wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans) clings to the bark of a California redwood tree. The four-inch amphibians make their homes in the little-studied canopy. Photograph by Christian ...

Ava Lund, Editor Knollwood Park received 25 new trees thanks to a replanting effort led by Reforest Redwood Falls, a local nonprofit initiative supported by… Login to continue reading Login Sign up ...