Firefighters are battling to save groves of ancient trees that have lived for millennia.
The Windy Fire burns in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, California, on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. undreds of firefighters are scrambling to protect the old-growth groves in Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia National Park in California, home to some of the world’s oldest and largest trees.
A firefighter battles the Windy Fire burning in the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Yesterday crews of firefighters also battled the Windy Fire, which has reached Long Meadow Grove, where the famed Trail of 100 Giants is a national monument. Cutting through one of the premier groves in Sequoia National Forest, the trail contains approximately 125 giant sequoias greater than 10 feet in diameter.
— the world’s largest living tree, standing 275 feet tall — now wears a skirt of shiny silver around its 102-foot girth.that General Sherman was still standing, and officials were doing everything possible to save the venerable tree. One big plus is the “myriad walking trails, which have given firefighters places to work off of,” Jon Wallace, deputy fire management chief with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said yesterday during his.
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