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"California’s ancient sequoias — some of which have stood more than 1,000 years — are facing an existential threat from increasingly intense wildfires linked to climate change. But federal efforts to thin forests to reduce fire risks are drawing pushback from conservation groups."

California’s ancient sequoias — some of which have stood more than 1,000 years — are facing an existential threat from increasingly intense wildfires linked to climate change. But federal efforts to thin forests to reduce fire risks are drawing pushback from conservation&#x...

Only five per cent of the redwood forests that once stretched across coastal northern California have never been logged. An initiative to restore these forests is gaining momentum, aided by research showing that redwoods store more aboveground carbon than any forest on Earth.

Only 5 percent of the redwood forests that once stretched across coastal Northern California have never been logged. An initiative to restore these forests is gaining momentum, aided by research showing that redwoods store more aboveground carbon than any forest on Earth.

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A mission to undo decades of damage to the redwoods of California caused by unchecked logging involves even more logging — and chain saws.

A mission to undo decades of damage to the redwoods of California caused by unchecked logging involves even more logging — and chain saws.

The Bureau of Land Management will issue seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office (effective May 23), and the Central Coast Field Office (effective May

The Bureau of Land Management will issue seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office effective May 23, and the Central Coast Field Office effective May

Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument is one of the newer additions of public land to the region that will become available for recreation later this year.