Many of Big Basin Redwoods State Park’s coast redwood trees, which have come to symbolize California’s grandeur and ecological diversity, are 1,000 to 1,800 years old, hundreds of feet tall and, in ...

Before the wildfire that tore through in August 2020 forced its closure, Big Basin Redwoods State Park received about 250,000 visitors a year from around the world. The ancient redwoods they came to ...

BOULDER CREEK — Standing in the hazy afternoon light and surrounded by burnt-out shells of what has long been a thronging hub of humanity, California State Parks officials and outdoors advocacy group ...

BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK (AP) -- Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state's oldest park -- which was almost entirely ablaze -- is ...

California’s oldest state park will remain closed for at least a year following extensive damage caused by the recent CZU August Lightning Complex fires. In a statement to SFGATE on Sunday, the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Big Basin, California’s oldest state park and gatekeeper of iconic redwood giants, will receive more than half-million dollars to put to fire recovery efforts. The donation to California ...

he ancient trees of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, deep in the Santa Cruz mountains, are some of the tallest living things on the planet. A quarter of a million visitors from around the world usually ...

BOULDER CREEK — The CZU Lightning Complex fires hit the “reset” button on Big Basin Redwoods State Park in August 2020, offering park leaders and the public a unique opportunity to reimagine how the ...

One year after a massive wildfire devastated California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods, the cleanup is well underway. In recent weeks, construction workers in hard hats have finished removing ...

A redwood tree burns near Big Basin Redwoods State Park Headquarters & Visitor Center in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Aug. 20, 2020. Many of Big Basin Redwoods State Park’s coast redwood trees, which ...