Widening of US-101 "Avenue Of The Giants" Claimed To Threaten Redwoods
Jun 22, 2010, 2:45 am
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Widening of US-101 "Avenue Of The Giants" Claimed To Threaten Redwoods
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The widening of Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County would pave over and sever the roots of 87 old-growth redwood trees, according to the suit filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court.
"We've got arborists and foresters who will say the paving over and cutting of the roots will put the ancient redwoods at risk," said Peter Galvin, the conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the plaintiffs in the case. "This is a very delicate ecosystem. Though the ancient redwoods won't be cut down, they will be killed as a result of this project."
Caltrans intends to widen and realign a 1.1-mile stretch of highway through the 2,000-acre park, which is south of Benbow and north of the Mendocino County line. The park is considered the entrance to the world's last remaining old-growth forests, known as the Redwood Curtain.
The widening of Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County would pave over and sever the roots of 87 old-growth redwood trees, according to the suit filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court.
"We've got arborists and foresters who will say the paving over and cutting of the roots will put the ancient redwoods at risk," said Peter Galvin, the conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the plaintiffs in the case. "This is a very delicate ecosystem. Though the ancient redwoods won't be cut down, they will be killed as a result of this project."
Caltrans intends to widen and realign a 1.1-mile stretch of highway through the 2,000-acre park, which is south of Benbow and north of the Mendocino County line. The park is considered the entrance to the world's last remaining old-growth forests, known as the Redwood Curtain.
