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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.

Fire-killed giant sequoias after snowfall.

Photos of McIntyre Grove from the Nelson Trail, during/after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Video of Alder Creek Grove after scores of sequoias die in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.

Freeman Creek Trail still green despite damage, while the southern section is a moonscape of dead sequoias.

The famous Patriarch Tree and most of McIntyre Grove perished in the Castle Fire. Before and after photos of several giant sequoias.

All giant sequoia are dead in the western section of Alder Creek Grove.

Post-fire sequoias in an eastern section of Alder Creek Grove.

Countless giant sequoias were killed by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Sequoia Crest burned down. A personal account of the loss.

Exploring all of the giant sequoia groves in California.