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    Restoring our forests

    • Feb 28, 2026

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    The long tale of Methuselah: San Mateo County’s oldest tree stands tall for a reason
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    The long tale of Methuselah: San Mateo County’s oldest tree stands tall for a reason

    • By Aaron Velasquez Daily Journal correspondent
    • Dec 5, 2025

    Before the World Wars, the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ voyage to America, the Magna Carta and the First Crusade, there was Methuselah.

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    Preserve mature trees in Harrington Park

    • Oct 16, 2025

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    Save the roadless rule

    • Updated Sep 19, 2025

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    Letters To Editor

    The role of forests in climate

    • Apr 8, 2025

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    Ricardo Raya honored for work on La Honda fuel break
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    Ricardo Raya honored for work on La Honda fuel break

    • By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff
    • Nov 13, 2024

    Pacifica resident Ricardo Raya has been honored with the San Mateo Resource Conservation District’s inaugural nature champion award, honoring …

    Getting ready to fight fire with fire at Butano State Park
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    Getting ready to fight fire with fire at Butano State Park

    • By Rachel McCrea Daily Journal correspondent
    • Aug 17, 2024

    Almost four years since the 2020 CZU Complex fire took out Butano State Park’s water supply and burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park t…

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    Further clarification provided

    • Updated Apr 14, 2025

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    Plans for new housing features tree debate
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    Plans for new housing features tree debate

    • By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff
    • Feb 23, 2024

    A Creekside Court housing development project is moving forward with the conditional approval of the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission, it was…

    Hope for old-growth forests?
    Guest Perspectives

    Hope for old-growth forests?

    • By Dr. Jennifer Normoyle
    • Feb 7, 2024

    With increasing calls for climate action, the Biden administration recently announced a plan to better protect old-growth forests in national …

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