The latest on Mariposa Grove post-windstorm
onA windstorm in January 2021 felled 15 giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park.
... ContinuedA windstorm in January 2021 felled 15 giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park.
... Continuedbuffalo soldiers made significant contributions to giant sequoia conservation and parks
... Continuedwind damage to giant sequoia at Mariposa Grove
... ContinuedThe iconic Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park recently reopened to the public after a major restoration, thanks in part to Save the Redwoods League.
... ContinuedYosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant sequoias is expected to reopen this fall after a multiyear restoration. In addition to red giants standing higher than a 30-story building, visitors will find new, wheelchair-accessible trails and boardwalks, roads converted into hiking trails, and an interpretive display of a fallen ancient giant.
... ContinuedToday marks the 153rd birthday of the spectacular giant sequoia grove in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove. The protection of Mariposa helped inspire a movement of conservation at a time when sequoia were being cut, leading to the protection of the biggest trees in the world.
... ContinuedThe towering giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park are the iconic trees that catalyzed our Nation’s conservation movement, inspiring Congress in 1864 to designate both the Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley “for public use, resort, and recreation”. Today, these mammoth … Continued
The roots of redwoods conservation extend back more than 150 years, all the way to President Abraham Lincoln. In 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, Lincoln signed The Yosemite Valley Grant Act that transferred federal lands in the … Continued
There’s a lot of buzz in the news today about the proposed restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, including a front page article in the San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Fimrite.
... ContinuedNext week will be my second visit in eight months to the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park. That makes me a lucky guy. My wife Joanne and I visited the Grove in May, while our traveling … Continued