Sequoia seedlings thrive after fire, despite erroneous claims to the contrary. We need forest recovery, not restoration.
Tag: sequoia national forest
![Sequoia Seedlings in Redwood Mountain Grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20230928-SUE06500-850x567.jpg)
Sequoia Seedlings in Redwood Mountain Grove California
Millions of natural sequoia seedlings are flourishing in Redwood Mountain Grove, but Sequoia National Park authorities insist on destroying them.
![Board Camp Grove Seedlings](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20230810-SUE02416-850x1275.jpg)
Giant Sequoia Seedling Videos California
Abundant natural giant sequoia seedlings and saplings are flourishing in every grove that burned in recent wildfires. Watch them thrive!
![Sequoia Winter](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230328-SUE00566_5-850x1279.jpg)
The Winter I Got Stuck in a Sequoia Grove
How a Naturalist Found Herself Snowed in with the World’s Biggest Trees
![Sequoia National Park after KNP](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220526-SUE05691-850x619.jpg)
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.
![National Geographic Sue Cag](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220411-IMG_1710.jpg)
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](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210512-SUE02230.jpg)
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.
![](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/img_4694-850x1364.jpg)
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. Updated: October 4, 2021.
![Alder Creek Grove Sequoia Mortality Map](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Alder-Creek-Sequoia-Mortality-Map-Pic_sm-1-850x561.jpg)
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.
![Dead Sequoias in Alder Creek Grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210130-DJI_0199_smaller-850x1246.jpg)
Sequoia Skeletons in the Snow California
Fire-killed giant sequoias after snowfall.
![McIntyre Grove Nelson Trail 12-10-20](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201210-SUE08735_sm.jpg)
McIntyre Grove (Belknap) – Nelson Trail After the Castle Fire California
Photos of McIntyre Grove from the Nelson Trail, during/after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Alder Creek Grove After Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201210-Alder-Creek-Castle-Fire_sm-850x532.jpg)
Alder Creek Grove Aerial Video After Fire California
Video of Alder Creek Grove after scores of sequoias die in the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
![Freeman Creek Castle Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201116-SUE07870_sm-850x1241.jpg)
Freeman Creek Grove during the Castle Fire California
Freeman Creek Trail still green despite damage, while the southern section is a moonscape of dead sequoias.
![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.
Sequoia Groves
Exploring all of the giant sequoia groves in California.