Freeman Creek Trail still green despite damage, while the southern section is a moonscape of dead sequoias.
Tag: Castle Fire
![Alder Creek Giant Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201119-IMG_3902_sm.jpg)
Alder Creek Giant Actively Burning Two Months “after” the Castle Fire California
Alder Creek Grove giant actively on fire, in flames two months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Waterfall Tree before and after Castle Fire in Alder Creek](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201203-Waterfall_sm-850x597.jpg)
Stagg Lives, Waterfall Perishes California
The Stagg Tree was not impacted by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire while the nearby Waterfall Tree was destroyed.
![Patriarch Tree before and after Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201115-Patriarch-before-and-after_sm-850x679.jpg)
Patriarch Tree Destroyed in the Castle Fire California
The famous Patriarch Tree and most of McIntyre Grove perished in the Castle Fire. Before and after photos of several giant sequoias.
![Alder Creek Castle Fire Sequoia Crest](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201028-SUE06496_sm-850x1270.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 28, 2020 California
All giant sequoia are dead in the western section of Alder Creek Grove.
![Alder Creek sequoia after Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201027-SUE06358_sm2-850x1275.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 27, 2020 California
Post-fire sequoias in an eastern section of Alder Creek Grove.
![Alder Creek sequoia after Castle Fire Sequoia Crest](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201016-DSC06695_sm-850x1213.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove (and Sequoia Crest) “After” the Castle Fire – October 11-16, 2020 California
Countless giant sequoias were killed by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Sequoia Crest burned down. A personal account of the loss.