SACRAMENTO, CA -- Redwood burl poaching could become an automatic felony in California if a new bill introduced by northern California lawmakers becomes law. Introduced by California State Senator ...

Earlier this week, demonstrators protested at Google in Mountain View. They want the Internet to remain open, without access fees or censorship by Internet service providers. The concept is known as ...

A California man was sentenced on Friday for poaching chunks of a redwood tree in California, officials said. Derek Alwin Hughes, 37, of Orick, is accused of cutting off “burl” from the base of a tree ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The poaching of knobby growths on ancient redwood trees has spread to national forests in Northern California and Oregon. The growths, known as burls, appear at the base of ...

Authorities say unemployment and drug addiction have spurred an increase in the destructive practice of cutting off the knobby growths at the base of ancient redwood trees to make decorative pieces ...

The FCC is again considering new rules for the Internet amid continued protests. An exhibit at the California Historical Society examines Yosemite's history - 150 years of beauty, exploration and ...

Deep into a California forest, up a steep hill and surrounded by ferns and branches, Ranger Branden Pero came across the victim, brutally attacked by ax and chainsaw. The clue that led him to this ...

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LOS ANGELES - Animal Planet's new series, "Redwood Kings" will feature a team of woodworkers, designers, and engineers who salvage fallen redwood trees to create custom treehouses and chainsaw ...

The biggest of northern California’s giant redwood trees grow more than 250 ft. tall, with a circumference greater than 90 ft. at their base. The oldest have seen more than 3,000 years. These majestic ...