In California Park, Redwood Trees Start Recovery From Fire
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FILE - California State Parks District Superintendent Chris Spoher, center, walks through Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek, Calif., Thursday, April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park is recovering after fires heavily damaged California’s oldest protected natural area.
Eight months ago lightning storms started more than 650 fires in Northern California. Today, Big Basin Redwoods State Park is still closed. But during a guided visit recently, life was reappearing on blackened redwood trees. Small flowers stood out on the burned land.
Cemex, Sempervirens Fund reach accord over structure at Mill Creek in Santa Cruz Mountains
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SLIDESHOW: A dam at Mill Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be removed starting this summer under an agreement between Cemex and the Sempervirens Fund. Courtesy Sempervirens Fund.
Steelhead trout, seen above, is among the types of fish that can be found at Mill Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Courtesy Sempervirens Fund.
A view above a Mill Creek dam set for removal starting this summer. Water lines situated on top of the dam were destroyed by the CZU Lightning Complex fires in 2020. Courtesy Sempervirens Fund.
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