Scientists and park managers once thought giant sequoia forests nearly impervious to stressors like wildfire, drought and pests. Yet, even very large trees are proving vulnerable, particularly when ...

There are 63 national parks in the USA, and each are as unique and as diverse as the next. If you’re a nature lover, doing a ...

The Majestic Mountain Loop takes you through three of America’s most iconic parks: Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon. Julie ...

Now known as the Discovery Tree, the giant sequoia Dowd saw was about 300 feet ... He later told his acquaintances he had killed the biggest grizzly in the forest and needed help hauling it ...

Visitors enjoying the oldest sequoia in Mariposa Grove were surprised by an unexpected bear sighting on Wednesday afternoon. The bear showed up at the 'Grizzly Giant' tree and then went on its way ...

The Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, one of the most popular ... of the Perimeter Trail (from the Galen Clark Tree to near the Grizzly Giant Loop Trail); and the trail from the Mariposa ...

The popular destination, home to the beloved Grizzly Giant tree near the park’s south entrance, reopened Wednesday morning after closing because of the Washburn Fire. The perimeter of that human ...

What’s captured people’s attention about the Washburn Fire raging in Yosemite National Park isn’t just its size or scope, but the fact that it threatens a giant sequoia with a name, Grizzly ...

Tracy Barbutes/Reuters Sprinklers have also been set up around several trees, including the Grizzly Giant, the most famous giant sequoia at Yosemite, which stands at 209 feet tall. Fire officials ...

The Grizzly Giant may not be the tallest or the oldest giant sequoia, but forest ecologist Garrett Dickman says it's still one of the most famous trees in the world. In 1903, the Grizzly Giant ...