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General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats
Read full article: General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threatsResearchers climbed the world’s largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week.
US takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires
Read full article: US takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfiresThe U.S. Forest Service says it will take emergency action soon to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.
Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fire
Read full article: Sequoia National Park opens Giant Forest that survived fireSequoia National Park is reopening its Giant Forest area, three months after extraordinary efforts saved the grove as Northern California wildfires destroyed thousands of other redwoods.
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.
Woman arrested on suspicion of starting California blaze
Read full article: Woman arrested on suspicion of starting California blazeA woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders in a rural community.
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.
Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s giant sequoias
Read full article: Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s giant sequoiasA draft study says at least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year.
Woman missing for days in park found by writing SOS with rocks
Read full article: Woman missing for days in park found by writing SOS with rocksWikimedia CommonsTHREE RIVERS, Calif. - "S O S" spelled out with rocks saved a woman missing in a national park for days, according to a release from the National Park Service. Mary Joanna Gomez, 56, was found alive and safe in Sequoia National Park after her disappearance sparked a major search operation, the release said. On October 23, her day off, she visited Kings Canyon National Park, and the next day she texted her daughter pictures of the scenery, the release said. A search began, with the National Park Service placing her in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park on Saturday morning, according to the release. Search teams, search dogs and aircraft all took part in the effort.