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Walking among giants: Prairie Creek a destination, not a detour

Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 6:07pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Two jovial women bounded down a soggy trail with a question: "Where's the Big Tree?"

"Look up," I suggested.

They barely concealed smirks. The hikers wanted to see the featured tree in the ancient California forest of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. It's all about branding. Label something "Big Tree" and wait for them to come.

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New Redwoods project to include citizens' vacation photos

Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Friday, April 29, 2011 - 9:22am

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Next time you take a picture of a redwood tree, you might be doing more than snapping a vacation memory. You might be taking part in a massive science project to help redwoods survive into the next century and beyond.

A team of scientists and environmentalists Friday is set to announce a sweeping new citizen-science effort that aims to enlist thousands of members of the public -- armed with cell phones and digital cameras -- to build a vast new catalog of the world's redwoods.

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