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Risky measures to save big trees from Rim fire worked
Los Angeles Times By the last week of August, every effort to halt the Rim fire before it moved deeper into the national park had failed. The blaze now had a clear path to the Tuolumne and Merced groves of giant sequoia, and the Rockefeller grove, one of the last stands … |
Crews Work to Save Yosemite Sequoias, Tree That Usually Thrives With Fire’s … – PBS NewsHour
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Crews Work to Save Yosemite Sequoias, Tree That Usually Thrives With Fire's …
PBS NewsHour Sequoias are among Earth's oldest and most massive trees. But a wildfire raging near California's Yosemite National Park has put some of their unique groves at risk. Kwame Holman reports on the effort by nearly 4,000 firefighters to contain the blaze … |
Yosemite officials clearing brush, setting sprinklers to save giant sequoia … – Washington Post
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Yosemite officials clearing brush, setting sprinklers to save giant sequoia …
Washington Post GROVELAND, Calif. — As a wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, officials cleared brush and set sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias. The iconic trees can resist fire, but dry conditions and heavy brush … Fire over Yosemite: A Paradox Beneficial to Nature Huge Northern California wildfire gains strength, creeps into Yosemite … Wildfire enters Yosemite, threatens San Francisco water, power |
Portland residents urge city to save massive 120-foot giant sequoia from … – New York Daily News
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Portland residents urge city to save massive 120-foot giant sequoia from …
New York Daily News The decision by Portland Parks and Recreation to chop down a 120-foot giant sequoia on Thursday in order to clear the way for a bicycle bridge is being met with stiff resistance by some local residents. “It is unbelievable that Portland Parks cannot … |
Redwood Forests: Can Reforestation Efforts Save the World from Global Warming? – The International
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Redwood Forests: Can Reforestation Efforts Save the World from Global Warming?
The International According to data from the U.S. National Park Service, “96 percent of the original old-growth coast redwoods have been forested.” As Euro-Americans expanded westward in the 1800s due to the gold rush, the … On December 14, Archangel Ancient Tree … |