The Latest Breaking News from Yosemite National Park

Sequoias safe for now, as lawmakers debate forest policies

Giant sequoias — thousand-year-old trees as large as 275 feet tall — came under threat this month from wildfires raging in central California’s Yosemite National Park, though firefighters have reported the blaze was contained before it encroached on trees in the park’s famous Mariposa Grove.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

More than 1,000 firefighters scrambling as crews lose ground in Yosemite

More than 1,000 firefighters were battling the Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, but crews lost ground overnight as containment fell slightly.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Yosemite wildfire moving east into Sierra National Forest

A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 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

Wildfire near Yosemite National Park threatens its largest grove of sequoia trees

Firefighters are proactively working to protect the giant trees by deploying a ground sprinkler system and clearing any materials that could fuel the fire.

WEKU · Jul 11, 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

California heat builds as crews protect Yosemite sequoias

A heat wave is developing in much of California but winds are light Monday as firefighters battle a wildfire that poses a threat to a famous grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Wildfire threatens Yosemite’s giant sequoias - the world’s largest trees

The growing wildfire in California threatens some of the tallest grove of giant sequoia trees in the Yosemite National Park.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2022

Hotter, drier conditions heighten danger as Yosemite fire threatens ancient sequoias

Firefighters were bracing Sunday for warmer and drier weather in the coming days as they battled to protect hundreds of ancient sequoias threatened by flames raging across rugged and parched terrain in Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 10, 2022

Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has more than doubled in size since Saturday afternoon

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022