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Civilization. the logging industry followed the gold rush into california decimating the redwoods. now the redwood park s conserve ansi is raising money to protect the titans. you walk into an old growth grove it really is just a humbling experience. it puts everything in perspective it puts life in perspective. 1.4 million dollars is needed to build raised walkways that would allow for selfies without endangering the health of the trees. the park service says it is likely a three year project. in the mean time. i know it s kind of a reach, people go you are going to ask people to stay on the trail. yes. because that s our only defense right now. by staying on the trails, visiters can still see the forest and save the trees. john blackstone, crescent city, california. quijano: spectacular. well, that s the cbs weekend news for this sunday. later on cbs, 60 minutes. i m elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and ....
The market. both are up more than five percent just in october. realtors also expect to see a strong 2018 lead by millenial mortgages and continued strong sales growth in the south. omar villafranca, cbs news, new york. up next, park rangers trying to protect a secret grove of ancient red w50ds from a growing redwoods from a growing menace. ....
Long been kept secret to help preserve them. the early we re not going to tell people. we re still not telling pem but for a long time that worked. breathe silver has agreed to lead me to the titans, acting superintendent for redwood national and state parks, home to some of the largest trees in the world. so this is not an official state park trail. no, this is one of the trails that visitors have created by searching for some of the trees and groves of titans. a few years ago someone posted the gps coordinates of the titans on social media. images like this lured thousands of tourists to the area in search of the secret grove, they crisscrossed the park creating unofficial trails known as social trails. and calling it the grove of the titans, secret grove, that just enhanced the hunt. yeah, it piqued people s interest. people got intrigued into the big tree hunt almost like trophy hunters. reporter: and like trophy hunters, people posed with the titans, sharing them o ....
Proof of their con quest. you can see the kind of steps leading higher and higher so they can get that perfect picture. forest ecologist lathrop leonard studies the damage done by foot traffic, along with destroying native plant, the soil compaction caused by standing next to a redwood harms the roots. the tree isw enormous, hard to believe that a few people hanging around down here is going to do it harm. most of the radioeds of a redwood tree are in the first three feet or so. everything they need is up right near the surface. and it kills the small roots where nutrients are taken up into the tree to help the tree grow. you can see the wear where some of them put their hand or a foot, there is another piece where they have been stepping on. broken bark also leaves the redwoods vulnerable to insects and disease. and while some live 2,000 years, more than 95% of all california s redwoods have been lost. cutting their way into trees that maybe as old as our ....
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