Sometimes I even took my coaching clients along, especially when they were developing a vision for change. The largest redwood in Muir Woods is 253 feet tall and 13 feet in diameter. Together the ancient redwoods provide a canopy that shades the rest of the forest. Most other trees cannot compete for sunlight with the redwoods. However, many different species flourish on the outskirts of the forest.
Predators abound, but everyone can enjoy plenty of sunshine.
Some of the redwood trunks are burned. I first assumed that was due to human carelessness. Then I learned that fires are part of the natural cycle of redwood forests, that fires help the forest enrich its soil, provide new seed beds, and retard the spread of disease. The redwoods have fire-resistant tannic acid rather than sap, plus thick layers of bark to protect them from heat. Unfortunately, people are getting so good at suppressing fires caused by lightning that we are depriving redwoods of their renewal opportunity.