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.
Tag: sequoia
![Sequoias in the Snow](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221110-SUE04588-850x1275.jpg)
Snowshoeing Sequoias California
The wintertime wonder of snowshoeing through a forest of ancient giant sequoias.
![Mariposa Grove killed sequoia](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220606-SUE06450-850x1275.jpg)
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](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220628-SUE08649-850x1275.jpg)
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.
![Windy Fire](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img_5752-850x638.jpg)
The 2021 KNP Complex Fire and Windy Fire Impacts on Sequoias California
Many giant sequoias perished in the 2021 KNP Complex and Windy fires. Updated: October 2023
![Alder Creek sequoia grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20201208-DJI_0381_2-850x1281.jpg)
2020 Castle Fire: One Year Later – Full List of Sequoia Grove Impacts California
A recap of the 2020 SQF Complex / Castle Fire one year later, including impact summaries for every grove. Plus, new fires in the sequoias.
![Bear in sequoia grove](https://www.ilovetrees.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210129-frame-000089_sm-1-850x996.jpg)
Bears We’ve Known California
The story of our encounters with five bears in a sequoia grove.
![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.