GETTING OUT: Coe Parks’ home to ‘Mother of all Madrones’
With the possible exception of clouds, few common sights in nature can inspire more awe than a tree. At 12,000 feet, in the dry desolation of the White Mountains, bristlecone pines grow that were 3,000 years old when Christ was born. The largest giant sequoia, the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, weighs nearly 2,000 tons and is 104 feet around at the base. It grew from a seed the size of an oatmeal flake from a cone the size of a walnut.
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Yes, we can defeat this big water fee hike!
The city of Gilroy is once again asking for more of our hard-earned money. This time the facade is repair and maintenance of water and wastewater systems. Could it just be a prime opportunity to ask for more money since residents are using less, water that is?
