Giant Sequoia is the world's largest tree in terms of total volume. They grow to an average height of 50-85 m (150-280 ft) and 5-7 m (16-23 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been reported to be ...

The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about ...

The downed trees, exacerbated by all of the pine trees killed by bark beetles, fueled winds that spread Thursday’s fire. By Friday, the wind had calmed and the fire’s spread slowed.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Last year and the year before, in an unprecedented environmental disaster, wildfires in California’s Sequoia National Park and nearby national forests roared ...

“God has cared for these trees …but he cannot save them from fools.” — John Muir. In just two years, wildfire has killed an estimated 13% to 19% of all mature giant sequoia trees.

Arya Lofton, 2, of Ludington, plays near a young giant sequoia tree clone at Lake Bluff Farms in Manistee Township, Mich. About 15 clones have been planted on the property in recent years.

Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.

They’re not. The giant sequoia and redwood are closely related but not the exact same kind of tree. The National Park Service explains a couple of the differences: . Habitat: The giant sequoia ...

As an adult, still enamored with the trees, I bought a mail order giant sequoia tree a few years ago, thinking I’d be the first guy on the block to have one of these titans growing in his yard.