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Save the Redwoods League Logging

Save the Redwoods League Continues Logging the Sequoia Forest California

Save the Redwoods League continues to commercially log an ancient sequoia forest, including clearcut logging the entire side of a mountain. They are killing natural seedlings and deliberately increasing climate change.

Sequoia Recovery, Not Restoration

NPS Planting Project Will Ruin Our Sequoia Groves California

The NPS is once again planning on tampering with wilderness areas, this time with a massive planting project that covers six sequoia groves: Homer’s Nose, Board Camp, Dillonwood, Suwanee, Redwood Mountain, and New Oriole.

Sequoias in the Snow

Snowshoeing Sequoias California

The wintertime wonder of snowshoeing through a forest of ancient giant sequoias.

Mariposa Grove killed sequoia

Mariposa Grove is on Fire – The Most “Managed” Sequoia Grove of All California

Mariposa Grove has a long history of being managed. Millions of dollars were spent cutting and burning the forest in 2018. Yet, it’s on fire anyway.

Spotted Owl in a Giant Sequoia

Spotted Owls in a Giant Sequoia California

While hiking from tree to tree in a wilderness grove hardly anyone ever sees, I came across two spotted owls, a parent and baby, high up in a sequoia cavity.

Sequoia National Park after KNP

Sequoia National Park after the KNP Fire California

A drive through Sequoia National Park after the KNP Complex Fire showing the damage in Redwood Mountain Grove and Suwanee Grove.

Image of Home

Looking for a New Home California

Do you know where my new home might be? Are you aware of a place wild and free?

National Geographic Sue Cag

My National Geographic Poster of Sequoias California

Nat Geo asked me to shoot for the May 2022 issue. The result: gatefold poster of giant sequoias in the aftermath of the Castle Fire.

Board Camp Grove

Sequoia National Park Announces Plans to Create a Tree Plantation in the Wilderness California

NPS plans to conduct a tree planting experiment in the Board Camp sequoia grove (in the John Krebs Wilderness), including cutting and helicoptering in foreign seed.

View from Long Meadow Grove

Windy Fire Firsthand Report: Starvation Creek, Deer Creek, Packsaddle, Long Meadow California

Preliminary firsthand account of giant sequoia losses in 4 groves impacted by the 2021 Windy Fire: Starvation Creek, Deer Creek, Packsaddle, and Long Meadow. Includes info about Packsaddle Giant and Red Chief.

Save the Redwoods League Logging

Save the Redwoods League Logging California

Save the Redwoods League clearcut logging is causing irreparable damage to the Alder Creek giant sequoia grove. Video included.

Windy Fire

Sequoia Loss in the 2021 Windy and KNP Complex Fires California

Thousands of giant sequoias perished in the 2021 Windy and KNP Complex fires. Combined with the Castle Fire last year, the immensity of this loss is impossible to fathom. The sequoias are harbingers of our planet’s destruction. Updated: October 30, 2022.

Windy Fire and KNP Complex Burning 22 Sequoia Groves and Counting

The Windy Fire ​and KNP Complex Fire continue the tree apocalypse of our time. After the devastating Castle Fire last year, it was hard to imagine things could get worse, but right now, only a single year later…

Alder Creek sequoia grove

2020 Castle Fire Recap: One Year Later – Complete Grove Conditions California

A recap of the 2020 SQF Complex / Castle Fire one year later, including impact summaries for each grove. Plus, new fires in the sequoias.

Great Bonsai Mountain Home

Great Bonsai Drops and Burns in Mountain Home California

The famous giant sequoia named Great Bonsai dropped its massive limbs to the ground, revealing that it had been burning on the inside for nearly an entire year since being killed by the 2020 Castle Fire.

Save the Redwoods Logging Clearcut

Save the Redwoods League is Logging Alder Creek Grove California

Save the Redwoods League is clear cutting the forest. Updated: August 5, 2021.

Tulare County Trees Marked for Cutting

Tulare County and Cal OES are Committing Disaster Fraud by Cutting Living Green Trees California

Tulare County and Cal OES are cutting down scores of living green trees under the guise of “disaster cleanup.” Wildfire has been a boon for the county and state, with seemingly infinite FEMA dollars up for grabs.

Castle Fire Severity Map

Sequoia Mortality Study Released California

The Castle Fire destroyed 31-42% of all large giant sequoias in its path, the equivalent of 10-14% of their total population. 

Dillonwood after the Castle Fire

Dillonwood after the Castle Fire California

Thousands of Dillonwood sequoias were destroyed by the Castle Fire. However, most of the damage is out of sight of the casual visitor.

Mountain Home after the Castle Fire

Mountain Home Castle Fire Update California

Methuselah and Oliver Twist unharmed, Genesis and Three-Fingered Jack heavily damaged, and other Castle Fire updates from Mountain Home Grove.

Whitethorn Castle Fire Alder Creek

Whitethorn – Another Giant Sequoia Burning in the Castle Fire California

Another fantastic giant sequoia burning in Alder Creek Grove on June 18th, 2021, nine months “after” the Castle Fire.

Giant Sequoia Cut Down in Alder Creek Grove

Giant Sequoia Cut Down in Alder Creek Grove California

A massive giant, approximately 14 feet in diameter, was cut down in the Alder Creek Grove on June 3rd, 2021.

Board Camp Grove after the Castle Fire

Board Camp Grove After the Castle Fire California

Board Camp Grove nearly wiped off the map by the devastating SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Forgotten Grove after the Castle Fire

Forgotten Grove: A Tale of Two Sequoias California

A visit to the mysterious and fire damaged Forgotten Grove in Sequoia National Park.

King Arthur after the Castle FIre

King Arthur, the 9th Largest Tree in the World Perishes California

The famous giant sequoia named King Arthur, the 9th largest tree in the world, perished in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Great Bonsai Tree after the Castle Fire

RIP: The Great Bonsai Tree – One of the Most Remarkable Trees in the World California

We lost the Great Bonsai Tree of Mountain Home Grove in the 2020 SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Alder Creek Grove Sequoia Mortality Map

200 Dead Giant Sequoias in Alder Creek Grove California

Alder Creek Grove Sequoia Mortality Map Post SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Complete count of all giant sequoia trees in the Alder Creek Grove.

Giant Sequoia Castle Fire - Whitethorn

Even After Snow, the Fire Continues California

Giant sequoias are still burning several months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Giant Sequoia in the Snow

Giant Sequoias in the Snow California

There’s nothing in the world like a giant sequoia wrapped in a majestic blanket of fresh snow. Enjoy 8 aerial videos of snowy sequoia canopies in 4K.

Dead Sequoias in Alder Creek Grove

Sequoia Skeletons in the Snow California

Fire-killed giant sequoias after snowfall.

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