Big Basin Redwoods State Park

In fighting wildfires, resilient redwood forest is …

California State Parks Ranger Senior Environmental Scientist Joanne Kerbavaz walks by the Mother of the Forest old growth Redwood tree at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek, Calif., on April 22, 2021. The park which was scorched last summer after lightning sparked about 650 fires in Northern California, is recovering. Scientists, parks advocates and conservations say the resiliency of Big Basin Redwoods State Park is cause for hope well beyond the Santa Cruz mountains. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Top Big Basin Redwoods State Park Headlines

Big Basin to get $540K to help precious redwood forest …

Big Basin Redwoods State Park was hit by a wildfire in August that burned roughly 97% of the park’s 18,224 acres. Gabe McKenna, a State Parks safety officer and ranger, said, “The initial assessment … showed that a large amount of trees will fall across Highway 236 in the near future if not removed.” (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

California’s first state park remains closed months after …

Gabe McKenna, a state parks safety officer and ranger at Big Basin Redwoods State Park walks along Highway 236 in this undated photo. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

2,000-year-old Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s …

Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California’s oldest state park suffers extensive damage …

This still from footage tweeted by Cal Fire shows areas scorched by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Northern California.