When ferocious wildfires tore through California's prized giant sequoia forests, they killed towering trees that have lived there for thousands of years and perhaps changed the nature of the groves forever. Now the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) wants to give Mother Nature a helping hand, planting lab-grown seedlings…
When ferocious wildfires tore through California's prized giant sequoia forests, they killed towering trees that have lived there for thousands of years and perhaps changed the nature of the groves forever.- Climate change and fire suppression -
"When you see a sequoia, they're these huge, quirky, broken old things, and you recognize them as an individual that's lived a really long time," Brigham told AFP in the heart of California's Redwood Mountain Grove.
While entrance roads into Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks are finally open after record winter snowfall, many of the popular destinations inside those parks remain shuttered.
While entrance roads into Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks are finally open after record winter snowfall, many of the popular destinations inside those parks remain shuttered.
While entrance roads into Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks are finally open after record winter snowfall, many of the popular destinations inside those parks remain shuttered.