SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An analysis found that the tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods in California is 777 years old — not the 1,500 years once assumed. The study out of Humboldt State University is the ...

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MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- It was a rare trip into some of the state's most rarified air. Friday, a few scientists got the chance to explore the top of the majestic redwood trees at Muir Woods ...

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Muir Woods reopened Thursday after a four-day closure caused by damage from this week’s storm, park officials announced. Impacts from the storm’s high winds caused some of Muir Woods’ famous redwood ...

There are places that instantly quiet your thoughts the moment you arrive, where the air feels cooler, the light softer, and the outside world fades into the background. Walking beneath towering ...

Energetic summertime visitors may want to visit Muir Woods by hiking to it, or perhaps you do, too. Our vigorous 6-mile loop hike from Pantoll on Mount Tamalpais, down the Stapleveldt and Ben Johnson ...

It was a Christmas Eve hike turned deadly. A hiker died after a tree fell in Muir Woods National Monument in California on Dec. 24, according to Capt. Ben Ghisletta, Marin County fire captain. The man ...

The scientists have two days to uncover some of the redwoods' best kept secrets inside the trees' canopy. Redwoods are some of the most efficient carbon dioxide breathers and stores on the planet. So ...