Petrified Forest (California)

[4] The forest is now open to the public to visit after restoration from damage caused by the Napa and Sonoma fires of 2017.[4] Diane Erwin, from the University of California, Berkeley, stated in 2012 that the petrified forest shows that redwood trees were once located further inland, unlike their contemporary descendants that are primarily coastal.[4] Robert Louis Stevenson mentioned the forest in his book The Silverado Squatters (1883).Bockee continued to purchase surrounding land and acquired a total of 845 acres (342 ha).[3][2] In 2012, the family started to send fossilized pollen samples to the University of California, Berkeley for research.
Sonoma County, CaliforniaCalistoga, CaliforniaCoordinatesCalifornia Historical Landmarkpetrified forestUnited StatesPliocenevolcanoMount St. HelenaOthniel Charles MarshSequoiapine treeRobert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersCalifornia Historical LandmarkspollenUniversity of California, Berkeley