An emergency in the giant sequoia forest
onWildfire is creating an emergency within the giant sequoia forest.
Preliminary Toll from Sierra Wildfires Confirm That Treasured Giant Sequoia Face an Existential Threat
onAccording to data compiled by the Giant Sequoia Coalition, 28 giant sequoia groves experienced fire from the 2021 KNP Complex and Windy fires, and these fires killed up to 5% of world’s giant sequoia that are at least four feet in diameter. When combined with estimates that as much as 14% of the world’s monarchs were killed in the 2020 Castle Fire, the numbers paint a grim future for these natural treasures unless immediate action is taken.
First look at League’s Red Hill property confirms giant sequoia loss
onFirst visit to Red Hill following Windy Fire confirms loss of giant sequoia
Video: Hope at Big Basin arrives on the wings of a bird
onEndangered marbled murrelet chick takes flight at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Backburning: fighting fire with fire
onFire crews use backburning to protect important values such as homes, giant sequoia groves, and infrastructure like the Sequoia National Parks headquarters during the KNP Complex fire.
‘Yes, we are losing more giant sequoia to wildfire this year’
onWildfires continue to threaten giant sequoia
Infographic: Protecting giant sequoias from severe wildfire
onInfographic shows why we’re losing giant sequoia to fire and how to prevent it
Windy Fire reaches Red Hill
onAs the Windy Fire burns in Red Hill, the League needs supporters to champion prescribed burning and fire resilience work.
Wildfire returns to the giant sequoia range
onKNP Complex Fire threatens famous giant sequoia
Online map enables you to track progress of California wildfire
onOnline map enables you to track the progress of California wildfire, which shows the proximity of the fires to the giant sequoia groves.
An innovative solution to a tricky fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
onCalifornia State Parks staff used an innovative solution to a fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
One month last summer: wildfires in the redwoods
onEven 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 …
Tracking forest recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
onCameras will document forest recovery at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Nurturing the recovery of Alder Creek’s giant sequoia after the Castle Fire
ongiant sequoia recover at Alder Creek
League joins coalition aimed at protecting giant sequoia
onSave the Redwoods League joins the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition
Becoming a reluctant expert in the field of giant sequoia wildfire mortality
onUntil a few years ago, few had ever seen a giant sequoia killed by wildfire
Drought hitting hard in giant sequoia and coast redwood ranges
ondrought is hitting hard in the coast redwood and giant sequoia ranges
Loss of giant sequoia highlights need for action on wildfires
onYou can help us protect giant sequoia from severe wildfire.
Threatened and endangered wildlife in the redwoods
onAs controversy erupted in recent months over the protected status of the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest, it was another reminder that California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia forests play host to many threatened and endangered wildlife species. …
Creating a fire-ready future for redwoods
onAlthough the losses of last year’s fire season were unprecedented, they were also the latest in a series of high-fire years fueled by misguided forest management, climate change, and drought. And it is now clear that coast redwood and giant …