The California redwoods are unlike any other trees on this planet. They provide a natural habitat for so many animals, like the endangered marbled murrelets, and they work to capture carbon dioxide to help slow the effects of climate change.
And that doesn’t even get into the cultural significance these trees have. The National Park Service says that there are several Indigenous cultures that hold these trees in the highest regard, including the Hupa, Tolowa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes.
But in one Santa Rosa community, a rogue redwood tree has gained a lot of attention after the city planned to remove the towering structure. According to Local News Matters, a 75-foot redwood tree was on the chopping block recently when the tree’s root system began to push up the sidewalk around it…