My curiosity about the local sequoias was piqued, so I began to research the possibility of other giant sequoia enclaves in Southern California.

Giant sequoias — the three tall trees at the center — are at the Big Pines Visitors Center, near Wrightwood. These trees growing along the center’s nature trail were planted in the 1970s.

The question of how to protect California's remaining giant sequoias, and how to manage America’s remaining forests in an era of climate-magnified megafires, has divided scientists and the public.

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth's largest trees, officials said ...

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth's largest trees, officials said ...

My curiosity about the local sequoias was piqued, so I began to research the possibility of other giant sequoia enclaves in Southern California.

My curiosity about the local sequoias was piqued, so I began to research the possibility of other giant sequoia enclaves in Southern California.

As a child, my parents took me to see General Sherman, the tree in Sequoia National Park, and I became awestricken by the sheer size and magnificence of giant sequoias. As an adult, still enamored ...

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