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After California wildfire, thousands of trees to be removed
Read full article: After California wildfire, thousands of trees to be removedThe California highway connecting visitors to the world’s two largest sequoia trees will stay closed so crews can remove upwards of 10,000 trees weakened by wildfires, drought, disease or age.
General Sherman tree still standing, but it’s not out of the figurative woods yet, as California wildfires rage on
Read full article: General Sherman tree still standing, but it’s not out of the figurative woods yet, as California wildfires rage onGeneral Sherman is still standing, but it’s not out of the figurative woods just yet, as it still towers in one of the county’s most famous stretch of woods.
Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire
Read full article: Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest unscathed by wildfireThe ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest are unscathed even though a wildfire has been burning near them in California’s Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks.
California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves
Read full article: California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia grovesFlames have reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.
World’s largest tree wrapped in foil to protect it from California wildfires
Read full article: World’s largest tree wrapped in foil to protect it from California wildfiresA tree that’s larger than the Statue of Liberty from its base to the torch is trying to be shielded away from wildfires in California.
California wildfires make run toward giant sequoia groves
Read full article: California wildfires make run toward giant sequoia grovesTwo lightning-sparked wildfires in California merged and made a run to the edge of a grove of ancient sequoias, driving away firefighters as they try to protect the world’s tallest tree.
California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees
Read full article: California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia treesFirefighters have wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they try to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
Fires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge trees
Read full article: Fires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge treesSequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees could be in danger as forest fires burn in steep terrain across California’s Sierra Nevada.