state park trail? no. this is one created by people searching for the titans. reporter: someone posted the g.p.s. location on social media. images like this lured thousands searched for the secret grove. calling it the grove of the titan, the secret grove, that enhanced the hunt. people got intrigued into the big tree hunt, like trophy hunters. se reporter: and like trophy tnters, people posed with the titans, sharing them online as proof of their conquest. you can see the steps leading higher and higher so they can get that perfect picture. reporter: forest ecologist studies the damage done by foot traffic. along with destroying native plant, the soil compaction caused by standing next to a red wood harms the roots. most of the roots of a redwood tree are in the first three feet or so, and it kills the small roots where nutrients are taking up. an reporter: now the redwood anrk s conservancy is raising money to protect the titans.
and they re doing the best they can. it means a lot to all of us. d> merry christmas! ir reporter: this may not be the only holiday firefighters spend on the fire line. they could still be here for new ekar s with the flames not expected to be put out until first week of january. vlad? duthiers: jamie yuccas, thank you very much. in northern california, a grove of redwoods that has stood tall for 1,000 years is now threatened by an onslaught of tourists. don t ask where this grove is. state park officials won t say. but john blackstone was given a private tour. what a place to work. it s not a bad office. reporter: entering the redwood forest is like stepping back in time, among all the towering trees. the exact location of the tallest, named the grove of titans, has long been kept secret to help preserve them. our long management philosophy is we re not going to tell people. we re still not telling people. reporter: brett silver has agreed to lead me to the titans, home
you walk into an old-growth grove, it really is just a humbling experience. it puts life in perspective. reporter: $1.4 million is theded to build raised walkways that would allow for selfies without endangering the health of the trees. we re going to ask people to stay on trail, because that s our only defense right now. reporter: by staying on the trails, visitors can still see the forest and save the trees. john blackstone, cbs news, crescent city, california. duthiers: now to some other stories we re following in tonight s evening newsfeed. alexei navalny is calling for a boycott of russia s presidential election in march. he was formally barred today fom running. he has a past conviction for fraud, though many have called that an act of political retribution. in his christmas message, pope francis warned the winds of war are blowing around the world.
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