Simple graphic explains why we’re losing giant sequoias to fire and how to prevent it
After an unprecedented 10,000 or more of the oldest, largest giant sequoias were killed by fire in 2020, fire is again burning through Sierra groves in 2021. Save the Redwoods League and other conservation organizations have called for increased stewardship in the giant sequoia range to reduce the unnatural build-up of vegetation that is the result of decades of fire suppression. It is this vegetation that is fueling the severe fires that are overwhelming these naturally fire-resilient trees.
