giant sequoias

U.S. Launching Fast-Track Forest Thinning Officials Say Will Protect Sequoias From Fire

Measures will bypass some environmental reviews to cut brush and smaller trees in national forests, angering some environmental groups.
By By BRIAN MELLEY, AP

Giant Sequoias In Yosemite Threatened By Raging Wildfire

More than 500 of the trees are threatened as firefighters race to wrap some in fire-resistant foil to help protect them as blaze burns out of control.
By AP

California Wildfires Killed Nearly 20% Of Earth's Giant Sequoias

Sequoia National Park says lightning-sparked wildfires in the past two years have killed a minimum of nearly 10,000 giant sequoia trees in California.
By Brian Melley, AP

Sequoia National Park's Giant Trees At Risk As Wildfires Grow

Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle against two expanding fires threatening Sequoia National Park’s giant sequoia trees and infrastructure.
By Noah Berger and John Antczak, AP

15 Of Yosemite's Iconic Giant Sequoias Fall In Most Damaging Storm In Decades

The park will remain closed until Monday while repairs are made and roads and parking lots cleared.
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9-Year-Old Launches Nonprofit To Fight Trump's Monument Reviews

“I want to make sure that our national monuments are available for my kids and for future generations.”
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One Of California's Most Iconic Giant Sequoias Has Fallen

The tree was "barely alive" due to the hole punched through it in the 1880s.
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The California Drought Is So Bad, It Might Be Killing The Giant Sequoia

Some of the trees are nearly 3,000 years old.
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