BIG BASIN, CA - AUGUST 28: Will Christianson and Jason Vincent clear away fallen brush from the base of the Mother of the Forest redwood as hot spots from the CZU Complex fire continue burning in ...

These numbers of tree mortality are still high, but they do show improvement. She also said that most of the mortality occurred in red and white fir trees due to the fir engraver beetle, a type of ...

As California Highway 236 winds its way into Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County, there are signs of a fire fight, lost to Mother Nature. Charred bark and downed trees abound. But ...