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The Latest Breaking News from Sequoia

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

Thousands of illegal marijuana plants removed from California national park

Rangers cleared about 2,377 marijuana plants and 2,000lbs of trash and hazardous chemicals from Sequoia park

The Guardian - US

Vigilance urged as missing National Park hiker who separated from group is found dead by family members

The incident marks the fifth fatality at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in 2025

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Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.

The Conversation

"A breathtaking marble cavern": Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave reopening 4 years after it was closed by wildfires

Visitors will be able to enjoy a half-mile loop through the narrow passages and steep sections of the stunning marble cavern

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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

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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.

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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

"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

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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

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

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

As forests go up in smoke, so will California’s climate plan

LOS ANGELES — When lightning ignited the bone-dry foothills of the Sierra Nevada last year, forestry crews fanned out across Sequoia National Park to defend an ancient grove of California redwoods from wildfire.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: The world’s oldest trees can outlive anything except humans

What’s captured people’s attention about the Washburn fire raging in Yosemite isn’t just its size or scope, but the fact that it threatens a giant Sequoia with a name, Grizzly Giant, and an extreme age: It’s almost 3,000 years old.

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Where to see giant sequoias: the 5 best sites in the world

Wondering where to see giant sequoias? Here's our list of of the five best places to wander among groves of the enormous evergreens

Los Angeles Times

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.

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