Trees resprout from ancient buds—dormant under bark for centuries—and utilize decades-old carbon reserves.
New canopy photos show prolific redwood tree regrowth since the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires
When a wildfire burns through a forest, it can leave behind a charred and seemingly lifeless landscape. But before long, seedlings sprout in the burned, black soil—the promise of a renewed forest. What kind of forest will it be? Which …
The Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition exceeded its goal for work in the giant sequoia range this past year.
One hundred human generations can come and go in the lifetime of a giant sequoia. This forest ecosystem has been here on the west slopes of the Sierra Nevada—and only here—for millions of years, and we lost nearly 20% in …
Meet the people behind the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition.
Save the Redwoods League recently worked with Inside Climate News to tell the story of the dangers faced by California’s giant sequoia forests in a time of high-severity wildfire. League Forest Ecologist Linnea Hardlund features prominently in the video talking …
Visiting Big Basin Redwoods State Park on its reopening day. While the newly opened area might seem spare to some, it actually represents a ton of work in a short amount of time.
washburn fire threatens mariposa grove giant sequoias
Giant sequoia groves mired in exceptional drought
New legislation would provide much-needed help for giant sequoias.
For millennia, one of the defining characteristics of giant sequoias has been their innate resilience to wildfire. But in the last several years, severe fires in the Sierra Nevada have revealed an unprecedented vulnerability in the groves. League staffers’ publication in a scientific journal is the first to document this new phenomenon.
Scientific American video surveys damage at Alder Creek
First visit to Red Hill following Windy Fire confirms loss of giant sequoia
Infographic shows why we’re losing giant sequoia to fire and how to prevent it
As the Windy Fire burns in Red Hill, the League needs supporters to champion prescribed burning and fire resilience work.
KNP Complex Fire threatens famous giant sequoia
Online map enables you to track the progress of California wildfire, which shows the proximity of the fires to the giant sequoia groves.
California State Parks staff used an innovative solution to a fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Even though so much has been written about the fires of 2020—particularly in this space —it is still hard to remember clearly what it was like to live in California during that time. Part of this is because so much has …
Cameras will document forest recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
