Storm Éowyn's 100-mph Winds Damage 450-Year-Old Darnley Sycamore

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Conservation groups battle to save 3,000-year-old redwoods from Highway 101 expansion project at Richardson Grove State Park.

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Caltrans' plan to widen Highway 101 for bigger trucks threatens ancient redwood root networks, sparking legal action.

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Environmental groups challenge court dismissal, claiming Caltrans violated California Environmental Quality Act.

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Peer-reviewed studies prove damaging redwood root systems directly harms these ancient trees' survival.

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Richardson Grove holds rare status as one of the last publicly accessible old-growth redwood stands worldwide.

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Environmental Protection Information Center leads fight against "unnecessary project wasting taxpayer money."

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First District Court of Appeal receives case as conservationists aim to protect irreplaceable natural heritage.

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Legal team Ross Middlemiss and Stuart Gross represent coalition's push to save millennia-old trees from construction damage.

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