Making giant strides in giant sequoia protection
onThe Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition made great progress in 2024 restoring sequoia groves and safeguarding them from future wildfires.
Annual Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Progress Report Highlights Significant Advances in Emergency Wildfire Recovery, Research and Restoration
onIn three years, coalition members completed treatments in more than half of the world’s giant sequoia groves. Restoration will improve wildfire resilience for the iconic species. More action is still needed.
New Scientific Studies Reveal Drastically Low Numbers of Giant Sequoia Seedlings in Some Areas Burned by Mega-Fires
onTwo publications discuss the substantial risk of losing portions of sequoia groves due to high tree mortality rates and inadequate natural recovery
First climb of General Sherman Tree reveals health status
onThe iconic giant sequoia, which stands in California’s Sequoia National Park, is the largest living tree on the planet and has withstood two millennia of storms, drought, and wildfires. But it has never had a proper check-up.
On May 21, researchers with the Ancient Forest Society used climbing ropes to ascend to General Sherman’s upper crown in the first-ever climb of the 275-foot-tall giant sequoia. Their mission: to visually inspect the ancient tree for signs of infestation by sequoia bark beetles—an emerging threat that has already killed as many as 40 mature giant sequoias since 2015.
Video: Monumental progress in protecting giant sequoias from severe wildfires
onSince 2015, about 20% of the world’s mature giant sequoias have been lost to wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The escalating severity of these fires threatens the very existence of these iconic giants.
Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Update: Year Two Brings Significant Progress in Push to Protect Giant Sequoias Threatened by Unprecedented Wildfire Risk
onIn just two years, coalition members have completed treatments in half of the giant sequoia acreage and planted more than 542,000 native trees
Magical winter backpacking in Mariposa Grove
onCamping among Yosemite’s giant sequoias reveals wonders off the beaten path. Camping in Yosemite in wintertime when everything is wrapped in a blanket of snow can be especially magical.
So long, Long Meadow, we’re packed for Packsaddle!
onAs winter approaches, Save the Redwoods League staff are raising mugs of hot cocoa to toast a wildly productive work season in the giant sequoia range. The big win: Completing risk-reduction and wildfire resilience work in Long Meadow Grove, which …
Going solo in Sequoia National Park
onFrom childhood, many of the stories we’re told about nature are cautionary tales. These bedtime stories frighten us with the horrors one may find if we dare venture into the woods alone. Especially for young girls and marginalized folks, these …
Emergency restoration resumes in a famed giant sequoia grove
onSave the Redwoods League this month resumed emergency restoration work for 2023 on a beloved giant sequoia grove to reduce fuels and the risk of severe climate-driven wildfires. In partnership with the USDA Forest Service, the League is restoring the …
Video: How to restore a giant sequoia grove
onFor several hours on a sunny day in late May, crews worked their way up the south-facing hillsides on the heavily burned section of the League’s Alder Creek property. With various tools in their hands, and backpacks full of seedlings, …
The strange history of the redwood tunnel trees
onTunnel trees mark a strange time in the marketing of tourism in the redwoods.
What lies beneath: Anatomy of redwoods
onUnder the bark of coast redwoods and giant sequoias are many layers, each with an important job in the growth and protection of the tree. Bark – the outer layer of the tree, the bark, protects the tree from damage …
Damage keeping some redwood parks closed following storms
onredwood park closures due to storm damage
Save the Redwoods League and USDA Forest Service Strengthen Protections for Red Hill Grove of Giant Sequoias
onSave the Redwoods League has transferred its 160-acre Red Hill property to the USDA Forest Service so that it may be protected and managed by the Forest Service as part of Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest.
Guided First-Day Hikes at 12 redwood state parks on Jan. 1
onCalifornia State Parks is inviting Californians to kick-start the new year in a healthy way by getting fresh air and enjoying the outdoors with annual First-Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2023. More than 50 California state parks are participating, 12 …
Coalition makes great progress in protecting giant sequoias from wildfire threats
onOne 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 …
Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition Gains Momentum in Fight to Protect Giant Sequoias Threatened by Unprecedented Wildfire Risk
onCoalition members took emergency actions to treat 4,257 acres and plant more than 248,000 of native conifers throughout the giant sequoia range to begin to restore wildfire resilience for the iconic species. More action is needed.
Pacific fisher spotted at Alder Creek
onPacific fisher spotted at Alder Creek.
New exhibit commemorates ancient fallen ‘tunnel tree’
onSave the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and Calaveras Big Trees Association opened the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree interpretive exhibit in the North Grove last July after storms toppled the tree in 2017.