Redwood: The Fog-Fed Trees That Grow Taller Than Skyscrapers

America's National Parks, One at a Time · Oct 12, 2026 · 4m

Redwood National and State Parks protects the tallest trees on Earth, including Hyperion at roughly 381 feet. We cover how coastal fog drip lets redwoods absorb water directly through their needles, why less than 5 percent of the original old growth forest survives logging, and the park's slow, centuries-long restoration effort.

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