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Oakland’s Redwood Forest

3/19/2017 | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

What’s a redwood forest doing in Oakland?

Redwood forests can be mysterious places, but this one raises all kinds of questions. What’s a redwood forest doing in Oakland? Why do the trees grow in concentric circles? And why is one redwood so much bigger than the rest? We have the answers.

03/19/2017 | Rating NR

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Urban Nature

Oakland’s Redwood Forest

3/19/2017 | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Redwood forests can be mysterious places, but this one raises all kinds of questions. What’s a redwood forest doing in Oakland? Why do the trees grow in concentric circles? And why is one redwood so much bigger than the rest? We have the answers.

03/19/2017 | Rating NR

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