Parks and Forest
The combined state and national park system encompasses about 206 square miles, but this only protects 45 percent of the total forest area. More than half of the redwood forest exists outside the park system.
Average Size
Coastal redwoods are the largest trees on earth, with typical specimens measuring more than 200 feet in height.
Tallest
The tallest existing redwood is "Hyperion," a tree standing a towering 379 feet high.
Oldest
Coastal redwoods are also very long-lived, with some more than six centuries old. The oldest redwood is thought to be well over 2,200 years old.
Forest Wildlife
The redwood forest supports a plethora of bird species, including bald eagles and spotted owls. It is also home to bats, black bears, cougars, coyotes, deer and elk.
Amerindians
The forest was home to numerous groups of Native Americans, but most especially the Yurok tribe. As late as the 19th century there were about 55 Yurok villages there.
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