Five years ago, a tragic environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Converse Basin Grove is a prominent giant sequoia ...

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California's Sequoia National Park. The trees known as the ...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) -- A popular trail at Sequoia National Forest is getting a little sprucing up. Repair work is set to begin next week at the Trail of 100 Giants located in the Long ...

Dead and dying trees are threatening to fall in Sequoia National Forest and officials have closed the Trail of 100 Giants to keep visitors safe. The Fresno Bee reports that U.S. Forest Service ...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A family of four holds hands and tries to wrap themselves around the trunk of a giant sequoia tree. They fall way short. The massiveness of the trees in Sequoia ...

Along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada sit 530-acres of pristine forest, filled with red and white fir trees, ponderosa pines and—the stars of the landscape—hundreds of towering giant sequoia ...

Five years ago, a tragic and depressing environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species that tower 300 feet high and can live for 3,000 years, were ...