Coalition completes treatments in half of sequoia acreage, plants 542,000 trees
Giant sequoias, the largest and some of the oldest trees, are among the world’s most impressive living treasures. Also known as Sierra redwoods, these ancient wonders grow naturally only within a narrow range in about 80 groves in California’s Sierra Nevada. They have stood for millennia, enduring fires, insects, and droughts. But now climate change and increasingly severe wildfires are pushing these majestic trees to the brink. Since 2015, about 20% of the world’s mature giant sequoias have been lost to wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The escalating severity of these fires threatens the very existence of these iconic giants.
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