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Commentary: Yosemite’s sequoias survived the latest wildfire. Not all national parks will be so lucky

Watching these past weeks as firefighters battled to stop wildfire from spreading into Yosemite National Park’s famous Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees was an urgent reminder of the large-scale threat climate change poses to our national parks.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 26, 2022

US to plant more trees as climate change kills off forests

The Biden administration says it will replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter climate change's increasing toll on the nation’s forests

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service is taking emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires

The action would speed up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world's largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.

WEKU · Jul 23, 2022

US solicits help as it defines old growth and mature forests

U.S. officials are asking for outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Ancient sequoias safe for now as crews continue battling 3,200-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — “Increased fire activity” was expected Tuesday as crews continued to battle the 3,221-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park, but officials were growing more confident that the Mariposa Grove of ancient sequoias would survive the blaze.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022

Firefighters race to defend ancient sequoias from 2,300-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Monday were racing to protect a grove of ancient sequoia trees from the 2,720-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022

Firefighters race to defend ancient sequoias from 2,300-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Monday were racing to protect a grove of ancient sequoia trees from the 2,340-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park in California.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 11, 2022

Top official during massive New Mexico blaze gets new post

The supervisor who was in charge of the Santa Fe National Forest when the federal government sparked what became the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history has been temporarily assigned to a post in Washington, D

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Red Tape Fuels Wildfires Scorching America's Forests

We need to clearcut the government regulations hampering efforts to effectively battle wildfires.

Reason · Jul 8, 2022

Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

WEKU · Jul 3, 2022