California’s ancient redwoods face new challenge from wildfires and warming climate
After this year’s historic wildfires, California’s oldest state park — Big Basin Redwoods — looks more like a logging village than an iconic hiking and camping mecca. It’s estimated the wildfire, awkwardly named the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, burned through 97% of Big Basin’s more than 18,000 acres, scorching its 4,400 acres of ancient redwoods and obliterating most of the park’s infrastructure for camping and recreation.