Editorial: Will tin foil save giant sequoias? Let’s hope so
3 years, 2 months ago

Editorial: Will tin foil save giant sequoias? Let’s hope so

LA Times  

Giant sequoias are hardy souls. But as hotter blazes like the KNP Complex fire — ignited by lightning on Sept. 9 and still uncontained — headed into the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the Sierra Nevada, the trees needed some extra help. But despite all that heft and history, Sherman looks heartbreakingly vulnerable with a skirt of foil unevenly wrapped around it — like a giant baked potato you hope doesn’t get cooked. In fact, the foil rises at least 6 feet up, but the tree is so tall by comparison it seems as if it’s outfitted in tin foil socks rather than a suit of armor. Also wrapped in foil are the Four Guardsmen, a group of giant sequoias on the western edge of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park.

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How two scorched giant sequoias kicked off a controversy about controlled burns in California
1 year, 1 month ago

How two scorched giant sequoias kicked off a controversy about controlled burns in California

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Two beloved giant sequoias scorched in a prescribed burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park last year now appear likely to recover. “It literally is a carpet of green underneath and they’re all little babies.” Calaveras Big Trees is a haven for local residents, who describe a spiritual connection to the park’s cathedral-like sequoia groves. “I still feel that had …

‘Running out of options’: Fight to protect giant sequoias has gotten experimental
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Running out of options’: Fight to protect giant sequoias has gotten experimental

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Firefighter Lindsay Freitag sprays water on sequoias on the Trail of 100 Giants to extinguish heat within the massive trees after they were singed in the Windy fire. As flames from the KNP Complex threatened to race up a steep slope toward the remote Muir Grove of giant sequoias, officials at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks had to think …

Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman tree, one of largest in the world, still safe amid growing wildfire
3 years, 3 months ago

Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman tree, one of largest in the world, still safe amid growing wildfire

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This image from Saturday showed the KNP Complex fire moving toward the site of General Sherman in Sequoia National Park. Firefighters at Sequoia National Park have used special aluminum foil-like material to protect General Sherman, one of the world’s largest trees, from flames of encroaching wildfires. “Firefighters are going to stay busy in here again today,” Wallace said, “making sure …

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