Post-Fire Giant Sequoia

Release date: August 2026. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) are massive, ancient trees that can live for 2,000 to 3,000 years. They are found at 5,900 to 7,500 feet on the western slope of the southern Sierra Nevada in 70 groves that total only ~25,000 acres (Swetnam 1993). Wildfire is an integral…

Release date: July 2026. Giant sequoias are a charismatic, long-lived species that grow primarily within isolated groves on public land within a limited endemic range in the Sierra Nevada of California. Their adaptations to fire include thick bark that insulates them from heat damage, height and self-pruning…