The Latest Breaking News from Sequoia

In 1903, America’s first Black national park superintendent took charge at Sequoia; his troops completed more improvements that summer than the previous three years combined

Captain Charles Young became the first Black acting superintendent of national parks in 1903. He oversaw significant road and trail improvements during his brief tenure. Buffalo Soldiers protected the parks from poaching and illegal grazing activities. These efforts made the giant sequoia groves more accessible to the public.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Stolen shoes, sabotaged cars and licked faces: How marmots are causing havoc for hikers in America’s West

One California hiker woke from a nap in Sequoia National Park to find a marmot licking his ear in one of many unwelcome encounters

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall

Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities say

The Guardian - US · Aug 11

The most dangerous National Park to visit in winter? It's not Glacier, Denali or the Grand Canyon, according to new survey

A new look at 15 years' worth of data reveals this California National Park to be the most dangerous in winter

Advnture · Dec 16, 2024

New macOS Sequoia beta has a secret serene wallpaper that’ll turn your desktop into a hidden forest

macOS 15 has a new beta that comes with a Sequoia Sunrise forest-themed wallpaper tucked away in a corner.

TechRadar · Aug 6, 2024

General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats

Researchers climbed the world’s largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

"Swift action is needed" – new report reveals shocking extent of dangerous air pollution in US National Parks

California parks top the list of most polluted parks in the US, but other areas aren't out of the woods

Advnture · Mar 11, 2024

The indigenous tree climber who saved a burning sequoia – and became a living legend

Charlie Castro was among the few people trusted to scale the giant trees. Now 89, he has watched as fire has transformed the American west

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023

In burned-out groves of giant sequoias, crews plant seeds of hope. Will they survive?

SEQUOIA CREST, Calif. — The worker stabbed the loamy soil with a hoedad, dropped in a delicate sequoia seedling and tamped the dirt tight around it. As he moved on to the next spot, and then the next, the hillside of the Alder Creek Grove slowly filled with small clumps…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2023

Threatened red fox pops up south of Yosemite, increasing species’ survival chances

The sleek and tenacious Sierra Nevada red fox — once thought to have disappeared from the mountain range that bears its name — has been detected near the eastern boundary of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023