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  • '10 Sequoia seeds never took root in Butte Falls Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:08AMSince the article in the Mail Tribune 100 on Dec. 6, 2010, I've been wondering about the sequoia seeds scattered in December of 1910. Is there somewhere in the local national forests that we now have a grove of giant sequoias. If so — where?
  • Marin outdoor calendar for the week of July 18, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:12AMANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK — 435-3392; 435-3522; www.angelisland.com. Guided history tours, Segway tours, TramTour and nature walks featuring the quarantine and immigration stations, Camp Reynolds and Fort McDowell, and hiking and biking trails.
  • Learn more about bonsais at the Arboretum Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:56AMThe tallest tree, the Coast Redwood, is 379.1 feet and is located in Redwood National Park, Calif. The oldest tree is the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, and can live for up to 4,844 years, according to www.conifers.org.
  • Ahwahnee highlights visit to Yosemite Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:23AMSTAR TREATMENT: The Ahwahnee Hotel was built to provide first-class accommodations in the Yosemite Valley. ARLENE and LLOYD LEHTONE/For The Valley Chronicle
  • Discover the Seven Secrets of Southwest Oregon Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:03AMThe moment you drive south of Roseburg on Interstate 5, something about Oregon changes.
  • Community Bulletin Board Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:19PMEducation
  • Briefs: Minnesota River park, trail plan will be on display at open house Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:10PMMembers of Dakota Electric Association and their families can get free admission to the Minnesota Zoo during the electric co-op’s annual member appreciation day on July 28.
  • Class Notes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:05AMKids Helping Kids, a student-run community service club of Crystal Springs Uplands School, will be hosting an INSPI(RED) Soccer event at the Jordan Middle School fields in Palo Alto from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30. The 3v3 tournament for players 13 and older will raise money for Grassroot Soccer, a nonprofit organization that uses the power of soccer to educate, inspire and mobilize ...
  • Remembering Sara Parsons, a Humboldt County politician with a Southern heart Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:56AMWhen Sara Mitchell Parsons talked, people listened. ”She loved telling stories,” her stepson Tim Parsons said. “She was losing her hearing, but in a way, that was a good thing because she could just keep on talking.
  • Kayaking, camping day trips planned by Audubon Society Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:01AMA day trip to Thermalito Afterbay to kayak and birdwatch, and camping in Lassen Volcanic National Park are planned by the Altacal Audubon Society this month.
  • Californian highway made in heaven Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:56PMThe Golden Gate Bridge was emerging from the regular morning mist over the bay as we set off from San Francisco to travel the most scenic section of the American coastline.
  • Clean Beach Coalition Releases Annual List of Clean and Healthy Beaches Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:56AMThe Clean Beaches Coalition today released its annual list of beaches which have been officially certified as clean, healthy and environmentally well managed. This year beaches in twenty states and U.S. territories, including American Samoa, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, U.S ...
  • Sports draws Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:05PMCYCLING
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House Gets UN World Heritage Nomination Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:18PMThe centerpiece of Barnsdall Art Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House, may soon be a United Nations World Heritage site. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar nominated the Hollyhock House, along with eleven other Frank Lloyd Wright-designed landmarks, to receive the UNESCO World Heritage designation. [ more › ]
  • Judge halts CalTrans in Richardson's Grove State Park Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:14PMA federal judge has stopped CalTrans from proceeding with the Highway 101 widening project through Richardson's Grove State Park until after the resolution of a December 1 hearing. US District Judge William Alsup ruled opponents of the project had presented a compelling argument the project might pose a serious threat to old-growth redwood trees within the park, and that CalTrans had failed to
  • Marin food calendar for the week of July 13, 2011 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:12AMBELROSE THEATRE — 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael; 902-5188; email 2teaornot2tea@att.net. Saturdays: Children's tea with petit fours, cookies and sandwiches.
  • Sportsmans Report Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:07PMCool-off camping during the dog days of summer is available on our coast. The 50-degree water temperature battles the warm...
  • Hillsborough wins big to stay alive Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:14AMChallenge game will take place Wednesday in District 52 tournament
  • Find Family Fun In Northern California Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:53PMFamily fun is easy to come by in Northern California. Skiing is the most popular adventure, but there are other tours and attractions in Northern California. Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s Wharf are great places for visitors of all ages.
  • Marin snapshot: Bringing history to life Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:27AMNovato artist re-creates everyday landscapes, artifacts and characters in California's past in a way with which everyone can connect
  • Sierra Club Hike Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:10AMOn Sunday, July 10, the North Group Sierra Club is sponsoring a free parent and child hike on Trillium Falls Trail, Redwood National Park. Take a leisurely stroll on this flat, 2.5-mile loop that travels past a beautiful waterfall and through old-growth redwoods west of Prairie Creek.
  • News briefs: Prescribed fire to be set in Kings Canyon Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:16AMFire crews at Kings Canyon National Park will start the Redwood Mountain prescribed fire today, the
  • The Notebook , July 10, 2011 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:30PMEast Litchfield’s got the stuff!
  • Roaming through the redwoods Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:48AMTwo jovial women bounded down a soggy trail with a question: "Where's the Big Tree?"
  • Sports Capsule: July 9 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:11AMRobben’s softball hitting camp today at Justin-Siena
  • Obituaries for July 8, 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:57PMFormer Tuolumne resident Marilyn North Johnson died June 30 at the Golden Living Center in Galt. She was 90.
  • NPS: Redwoods not in harmony with Muir site Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:42PMAt John Muir’s former home, National Park Service ( NPS ) employees took a chainsaw to several large redwood trees on Wednesday. In total, 20 redwood trees at John Muir National Historical Site are slated for destruction because they don’t fit in with the NPS ’s “cultural landscape plan” for the site, said park officials.  more...
  • NEWS BRIEFS Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:40PMGood times around the campfire at  JMHS The National Park Service is hosting a new Summer Campfire program series at Martinez’s John Muir National Historic Site. On Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9, the program will begin shortly before sunset – at 7:30 p.m. and will last an hour and a half. Rangers will lead the group in songs, skits and stories to celebrate the legacy of John Muir, one of ...
  • Tolowa Nation will present free dance exhibition Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:36AMHIOUCHI -- The Tolowa Nation will present a dance demonstration on July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park day use area, located off State Route 199, just west of the community of Hiouchi.
  • Shafer Kraemer provides plenty of sock for San Carlos Little League team Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:44PMSan Mateo Slammers win NorCal Class C softball championship
  • Swift storm stabs Monroe County Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:09PMA short, strong storm ripped through southern Monroe County on Thursday, overwhelming emergency crews with downed trees and power lines. The worst damage was reported to the north and east of Stroudsburg, particularly in the Shawnee area.
  • Report: National parks may need assistance Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:38PMIf people want their grandchildren to enjoy the country's national parks, the United States needs to make some changes when it comes to managing them, according to a study released Tuesday by a non-profit conservation group.
  • M-A advances, but Palo Alto American falls in 11-12 Little League tournament Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:04PMby PaloAltoOnline.com Youth baseball One local team will be moving on but another won't following consolation-bracket action in the District 52 Majors 11-12 Little League All-Star Tournament on Wednesday at Palo Alto's Middlefield Ballpark.
  • Beauty of Booth Memorial Park Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:38AMSituated on 32 beautiful acres, Stratford's Boothe Memorial Park and Museum may be something of a mystery to many.
  • Stroller etiquette: A summertime guide Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:52PMA little stroller etiquette smooths the path for everyone.
  • Redwood County hit by major storms, tornadoes Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:24PMHalf of the roof of St. John Lutheran Church in Vesta was torn away. Redwood Falls, Minn. — At first, the storm Friday was listed as having winds in the 80 mile per hour range.
  • Receivership dismays vineyard's co-owners Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:47PMChristchurch-based Stoney Range Wines, a joint venture owned by former rich-listers and failed finance directors Terry and Ann Butler, of Auckland, and Waipara wine company Sherwood Estates, was put into voluntary receivership on Monday.
  • Austin provides relief to help San Carlos American get by Alpine Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:59PMSan Carlos advances to District 52 winners bracket final Thursday at Middlefield Park
  • Vineyard company in receivership Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:16PMChristchurch-based Stoney Range Wines, a joint venture owned by former rich-listers and failed finance directors Terry and Ann Butler, of Auckland, and Waipara wine company Sherwood Estates, was put into voluntary receivership on Monday.
  • National Open House Weekend Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:45PMVibrant and full of all the natural wonders the coast has to offer, the Santa Cruz Harbor is a thriving close-knit community. It’s also one filled with neighbors who pull together during challenging times. Don Lind, 84, pinches off pure Virginia tobacco, stuffs it into his pipe and lights a match.
  • Land of the long wafty cloud, man Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:20PMThere's something in the air in northern California, and it's not just mist and sea spray.
  • Class notes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:04AMThe Peninsula College Fund, an organization dedicated to helping local minority students succeed in college, held its sixth annual awards ceremony honoring 15 scholarship recipients from East Palo Alto, East Menlo Park and Redwood City from June 18 at Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton.
  • Sports capsule Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:57PMVintage High School to honor 1980 and 1986 Sac-Joaquin Section championship football teams Sept. 24
  • Barred owls: Feds consider removal to save cousin Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:16PMBill Merkle presses a button on his remote control, and the "ooh ooh ahoo" of an adult barred owl spills out of a black speaker and ricochets through the canyon at the heart of Muir Woods. Moments later, three fluffy...
  • Reintroduced condors flying farther afield Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:31AMAstronomers at the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton did not need a telescope last week to spot five endangered California condors. The big black vultures were right there carousing on the observatory dome, 20 miles...
  • Clackamas County events roundup features Independence Day celebrations, outdoor concerts, West Linn Street Dance Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:05AMIndependence Day celebrations top Vickie's Monday events roundup. But, the fun will continue throughout the week with outdoor concerts in Lake Oswego, Happy Valley, Milwaukie and Oregon City, and the annual family street dance in West Linn.
  • Project in redwood grove stirs debate Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:19AMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A scenic stretch of Highway 101 that wends through a majestic stand of ancient redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park is called the gateway to Humboldt County -- but officials and local businesses say this narrow roadway is
  • Highway 101 realignment calling for tree removal draws fire Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:25PMChanges would allow big trucks to use the stretch.
  • Highway project in redwood grove stirs debate Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:31PMA scenic stretch of Highway 101 that wends through a majestic stand of ancient redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park is called the gateway to Humboldt County - but officials and local businesses say this narrow roadway is...
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsHighway project in redwood grove stirs debate Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:51PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A group of residents in California's north coast has asked a federal judge in San Francisco to stop a state highway project in a grove of towering, ancient redwood trees.