Snow is seen covering hills around the Bay Area as a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, in Redwood City, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

The morning sun appears through the smoke above a grove of redwood trees threatened by the Soberanes Fire in the evacuated Palo Colorado area north of Big Sur, California, U.S. July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Fiala 

Signs on a giant Redwood tree alongside the entry road prepare arriving campers for their tech-free experience at Camp Grounded in Navarro, California June 20, 2014. Camp Grounded, now in its second year, offers hyperconnected attendees a brief respite from the incessant noise of Facebook, Twitter and a plethora of other media relentlessly battling for their attention. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

A sign on a giant Redwood tree alongside the entry road prepares arriving campers for their tech-free experience at Camp Grounded in Navarro, California June 20, 2014. Camp Grounded, now in its second year, offers hyperconnected attendees a brief respite from the incessant noise of Facebook, Twitter and a plethora of other media relentlessly battling for their attention. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

A sign on a giant Redwood tree alongside the entry road prepares arriving campers for their tech-free experience at Camp Grounded in Navarro, California June 20, 2014. Camp Grounded, now in its second year, offers hyperconnected attendees a brief respite from the incessant noise of Facebook, Twitter and a plethora of other media relentlessly battling for their attention. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

National Park Service Ranger Jeff Denny shows the damage from redwood burl poaching in Orick, California June 3, 2014. Redwood burls are reproductive growths on the tree that can sprout clones and are highly sought after for their unique grain patterns popular in high end furniture and artwork. Recent poaching for redwood burls in the Redwood National Park and Northern California State Parks forced officials to close the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, a ten mile drive through the old growth Redwood forest, after sunset, according to the National Park Service. Picture taken June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nick Adams (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

Details of the 115 cubic feet cut off from an old-growth Redwood tree by poachers near Orick, California June 3, 2014. Two men, Danny Garcia and Larry Morrow, pled guilty on May 27, 2014 to felony vandalism in the case, reported local media. Redwood burls are reproductive growths on the tree that can sprout clones and are highly sought after for their unique grain patterns popular in high end furniture and artwork. Recent poaching for redwood burls in the Redwood National Park and Northern California State Parks forced officials to close the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, a ten mile drive through the old growth Redwood forest, after sunset, according to the National Park Service. Picture taken June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nick Adams (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CRIME LAW) 

National Park Service Ranger Jeff Denny shows a massive 115 cubic feet cut off an old-growth redwood tree by poachers, near Orick, California June 3, 2014. Two men, Danny Garcia and Larry Morrow, pled guilty on May 27, 2014 to felony vandalism in the case, reported local media. Redwood burls are reproductive growths on the tree that can sprout clones and are highly sought after for their unique grain patterns popular in high end furniture and artwork. Recent poaching for redwood burls in the Redwood National Park and Northern California State Parks forced officials to close the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, a ten mile drive through the old growth Redwood forest, after sunset, according to the National Park Service. Picture taken June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nick Adams (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CRIME LAW) 

National Park Service Ranger Jeff Denny heads into a grove of redwoods off Highway 101 outside of Orick, California June 3, 2014. Redwood burls are reproductive growths on the tree that can sprout clones and are highly sought after for their unique grain patterns popular in high end furniture and artwork. Recent poaching for redwood burls in the Redwood National Park and Northern California State Parks forced officials to close the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, a ten mile drive through the old growth Redwood forest, after sunset, according to the National Park Service. Picture taken June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nick Adams (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

National Park Service Ranger Jeff Denny shows one of the eighteen cuts made on a thousand-year-old Redwood tree outside of Orick, California June 3, 2014. The largest of the cuts was six feet by three feet; cuts can put the tree at risk for disease and infection. Redwood burls are reproductive growths on the tree that can sprout clones and are highly sought after for their unique grain patterns popular in high end furniture and artwork. Recent poaching for redwood burls in the Redwood National Park and Northern California State Parks forced officials to close the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, a ten mile drive through the old growth Redwood forest, after sunset, according to the National Park Service. Picture taken June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nick Adams (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A group of women gather below a rare albino redwood tree in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. The tree was planted by Pete Tapian, whose daughters Donna Ramirez (L), Shirley Silva (2nd L) and Mary Fallif (R) are joined by Louise Santero (2nd R), who watched the tree grow from her home across the street. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

A man snaps a photograph of rare albino redwood tree in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

A budding female cone is pictured on a rare albino redwood tree in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

A rare albino redwood tree is pictured next to railroad tracks in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

A mark showing where a rare albino redwood tree would be cut is pictured in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

A bicyclist pedals near a rare albino redwood tree in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. A group of preservasionists is fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Arborist Tom Stapleton is pictured near a rare albino redwood tree in Cotati, California March 14, 2014. Stapleton is spearheading an effort by preservasionists fighting to keep the rare albino redwood, one of just 10 trees of its kind known to exist, from being chopped down to make way for a new commuter rail system. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

Firefighter Cody Cox of Colorado looks over a burned redwood forest while working to control hot spots during a wildfire in Big Sur, California July 7, 2008. Fire crews have managed to defend the village of Big Sur but the fire is only 11 percent contained and is expected to rage until the end of July. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A group of Colorado firefighters work to control a hot spot on a redwood tree during a wildfire in Big Sur, California July 7, 2008. Fire crews have managed to defend the village of Big Sur but the fire is only 11 percent contained and is expected to rage until the end of July. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter watches over a backfire set in a redwood forest along Highway 1 during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 6, 2008. Fire crews have successfully defended the village of Big Sur but have been able to contain only 5 percent of Basin Complex blaze, which has destroyed about 20 homes. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A log from a redwood tree burns during a wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have successfully defended the village of Big Sur but have been able to contain only 5 percent of Basin Complex blaze, which has destroyed about 20 homes. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter works to contain a blaze in a redwood forest during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

Firefighters await deployment to a burning redwood forest during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter carries a chainsaw through a charred redwood forest during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A redwood tree burns from the inside during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

Firefighters tend to a burning redwood tree during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter heads to a burning redwood tree during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter extinguishes flames from the base of a redwood tree during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

A firefighter extinguishes a log from a redwood tree during a massive wildfire in Big Sur, California July 5, 2008. Fire crews have been battling a siege of more than 1,000 blazes in California that have blackened nearly a half million acres across the state since lightning storms in early June ignited drought- and disease-plagued brush and trees. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES) 

Activists from the group "Save the Redwoods/Boycott the Gap Campaign" roll the stump of a Redwood tree to their protest outside a Gap store on New York's Fifth Avenue as New York City police officers look on, during the meeting of the World Economic Forum, February 1, 2002. The group claims the Fisher family, which owns the Gap, also logs Redwood forests. 

Activists from the group "Save the Redwoods/Boycott the Gap Campaign"
roll the stump of a Redwood tree to their protest outside a Gap store
on New York's Fifth Avenue as New York City police officers look on,
during the meeting of the World Economic Forum, February 1, 2002. The
group claims the Fisher family, which owns the Gap, also logs Redwood
forests. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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TO GO WITH STORY BC-ENVIRONMENT-TREE - Julia "Butterfly" Hill's tree house is seen perched on a redwood tree one-hundred and eighty feet above the ground near Stafford, California, April 18. Hill has endured wicked El Nino storms and harassment by lumber jacks since she occupied the tree December 10, 1997. She has been perched atop the ancient tree to save it from the chain saws of Pacific Lumber company.

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