This week, the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced that, in conjunction with Cal Fire, it would be conducting prescribed burns in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The burns are ...

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Bolling Memorial Redwood Grove, Humboldt County, California, 1921. In August 1921, the Save the Redwoods League, led by dozens of eminent scientists and conservationists, dedicated a magnificent stand ...

Fifteen centuries old and taller than a football field turned vertical, redwood trees stand mute along the South Fork of the Eel River in Humboldt County. But the old-growth forest titans are slowly ...

June 3 -- "Velociraptor!" my 8-year-old son, John, bellowed, as he and his 7-year-old brother, Joey, galloped down a trail past the towering trunks of coastal redwoods. The boys were pretending to be ...

Northern California is positively brimming with enchanting small-town destinations. From artsy little towns lined with redwoods and shops like Fort Bragg, to coastal gems with walkable streets and ...

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Located just north of Humboldt-Redwoods State Park, Ferndale, California, is filled with gorgeous, Victorian-era homes. Stroll down Main Street to snap pics of Ferndale’s very own Painted Ladies and ...