Amid the government shutdown, Muir Woods National Monument has reopened for at least the rest of the month, giving visitors a window to see the ancient redwood grove. The monument was an early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hikers walk under a canopy of redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley in May. (Scott Strazzante/S.F. Chronicle) ...

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Adrian Boone, a furloughed Muir Woods National Monument Park ranger, shows a bay leaf to children in a presentation about redwood forests this month at the Ross Preschool in Marin County. On a sunny ...

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Muir Woods is open for business thanks to a lot of behind-the-scenes work and a small group of park vendors. The owner of Must See Tours, Faycal Bouabdallah, said he got the idea after seeing places ...

Muir Woods National Monument reopened last Thursday and will remain open to the public through Oct. 31. The National Park Service closed the park because of the federal government shutdown that began ...

Imagine - you're two days into a vacation in a different state. You cram the family into the car and head to a national park to touch some grass and read some history markers, only to find out the ...

The fate of the John Muir Woods mural has yet to be officially decided by leaders of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, but artist Jane Golden said during a series of recent community ...

Located north of San Francisco, Muir Woods National Monument is a serene and enchanting forested area. Despite its small size, the park boasts towering redwoods that are iconic to the region. As a ...

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- It was a rare trip into some of the state's most rarified air. Friday, a few scientists got the chance to explore the top of the majestic redwood trees at Muir Woods ...