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Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is a state park located in California. State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq. ...
Fog is of major importance in CoastRedwood ecology.
CoastRedwoods occupy a narrow strip of land approximately 750 km (470 miles) in length and 8-75 km (5-47 miles) in width along the Pacific coast; the elevation range is mostly from 30-750 m, occasionally down to sea level and up to 920 m (Farjon 2005).
CoastRedwood is one of the most valuable timber species in California, with 364,000 ha of redwood forest, all second growth, managed for timber production [1].
Prairie Creek RedwoodsStatePark is a statepark, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka.
The 14,000-acre (57 km²) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth CoastRedwood trees.
The park is jointly managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park Service as a part of the Redwood National and StateParks.
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