In the North Bay, a conservation group has been given a unique opportunity to preserve what many think is the largest living redwood tree in Sonoma County.
has been given a unique opportunity to preserve what many think is the largest living redwood tree in Sonoma County.
"It would have been remarkably different. And I know it affected people back then, even, because people started thinking about how to do things differently," Jeff Stump, withHuge tree stumps serve as evidence of the logging that went on in the 1800s. But other, full-size redwoods have sprouted out of their stumps and roots, carrying on a genetic resilience that is simply breathtaking.
Most of the current trees are only a century or two old, but there is one that stands out, literally. The"Clar Tree," measuring 278 feet tall with a diameter of 16 feet can be seen piercing the forest's canopy. It is said to be the tallest tree in Sonoma County and, almost certainly, the oldest, estimated at around 2,000 years.
No one knows why it was the only tree left standing, but its existence, its persistence, is inspiring an effort to preserve it and the forest around it. The land's owner, a timber company called RMB Family Trust, has agreed to sell the 394-acre forest to the Save the Redwoods League for $6.5 million. The money must be raised by Sept. 29, and the conservationists are hoping that a tree that was alive during the Roman Empire will help them do it.
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