This old growth giant redwood tree is over a thousand years old and survived a huge forest wildfire 3 years ago. These trees are older then America because they are tough. Redwoods have extremely thick bark that is fire resistant allowing them to regrow. On august 2020 a devastating wildfire hit Big Basin Redwoods state park in California. 97% of the 18,000 acres of old growth forest burned. Almsot every old growth redwood tree survived the fire. Its time to change how we manage forests and lear

Coastal redwood trees are the tallest trees in the world and can live over 3 thousand years. These trees are massive and one of the number one assets the world has to fight climate change. Even when a giant redwood tree falls it still helps native biodiversity thrive by becoming a nurse log. Only 1% of the old growth redwood forest remains in Sonoma county after colonization. Old growth logging is completely unsustainable. This giant redwood tree was over 1 thousand years old when it was cut dow

Almost all of the old growth redwood forest has been logged in California. Only 4% of these trees remain. Protecting mature and old growth forests should be a number one priority globally. These trees are massive carbon batteries helping protect us from the effects of climate change and pollution. Redwood trees are extremely fire resistant with huge bark filled with tannic acid to form the redwoods armor. Even when most of a redwood tree burns it survives, these trees are gangster. This tree has