Su--Redwoods

The Redwoods National Park was officially established on October 2, 1968. This forest is located in none other than Sunny California. They specifically made this forest a national park so that the trees could grow in peace. Since then, there’s been hundreds of Redwoods saved from mankind. The climate is generally between the mid 40s to the low 60s degrees Fahrenheit. The world’s tallest tree, Hyperion, lies in this very forest. This national park holds over 2,000 years of history, and that is just one of the reasons why this park is so amazing. Why is this place so important? These Redwoods have gone through a lot over the past years. The trees are also the biggest trees you will find in this world. Many of these trees grow up to be over 2,000 years old. The Redwoods are the home of many different endangered species, such as: Bald eagles, brown pelicans, steelhead trout, and tidewater goby. Descendants of these giant evergreens grew during the age of the dinosaur. The Redwoods weren’t always a famous national park; they used to help the Native Americans in many different ways. The wood was used to make shelter and canoes. The fibrous bark was woven into baskets and clothing items. Canoes were a big deal back then, and the wood was excellent for building strong houses. The Native Americans relied on the Redwoods a lot. The trees kept growing and growing because there wasn’t much to break them down. They are fire resistant because their bark is thick and sapless. Redwoods bark and heartwood are rich in compounds called polyphenols; bug and decay causing fungi don’t like them. People started cutting off land in the Redwoods which caused the trees to be chopped off. So organizations were formed to protect the Redwoods. Since then the trees have been free to grow easily and peacefully without people chopping them down. Now the trees can mature and grow up and reproduce many more Redwoods to come. It takes 400 years for one Redwood to fully mature. The Redwoods is now known as a famous national park. Visitors come and go camping and hiking in this fascinating park. The park is used as a tourist’s attraction these days, attracting many different kinds of people. In this park everyone shares their love of nature and the natural things in life they can’t get in the city. Another amazing thing about this park is that they way up to 1.6 million pounds (730,000 kilograms). They also have the ability to produce sprouts whenever the cambium—the living tissue just beneath the bark—is exposed to light. The Redwoods scientific name is Sequoia Sempervirens. They even have harvest time for the trees. They harvest the trees to keep the population in a stable limit. In the future they hope for there to be many more Redwoods. They hope that the trees get older and older for the generations to come. The future of the place is to continue on saving as many Redwoods as they can. These trees have gone through so much over the past years, such as storms and people chopping them down. That is why The Redwoods in California are so amazing. ** Work Cited  ** Kurtz, Gary. // __California.__ //Mankato, MN: Capston Press, 1998 Bourne Jr., K. Joel. “Redwoods, the Super Trees.” National Geographic. /Oct. 2009: Vol. 216 Issue 4, p28-59, 32p “Redwood National Park” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition. 7/1/10  [|www.nps.gov/redw/]
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