The substantial loss of sequoias from fire was unheard-of in forest history. Earlier wildfires were known to have destroyed perhaps 100 or so at most in 2015 and 2017.

Bill to ‘save’ giant sequoias reignites battle with enviros. By Marc Heller | 04/11/2025 06:45 AM EDT . Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) can’t shake the environmental fight over reducing wildfire ...

Sequoias need space, and metropolitan Detroit has plenty of it. In the 1950s, 1.8 million people called Detroit home, but the city’s population has since shrunk to about one-third of that number.

Giant sequoias are typically found in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, where they reach heights of up to 300 feet. Now, however, with help from conservationists, the world’s largest ...

Sequoias need space, and metropolitan Detroit has plenty of it. In the 1950s, 1.8 million people called Detroit home, but the city's population has since shrunk to about one-third of that number.

The sequoias are among the world’s oldest trees, and some of the largest, but have suffered in wildfires in recent years. GET FULL ACCESS. Related Articles. What has Biden wrought?