Story at a glance More intense and frequent wildfires in California spell concern for the state’s iconic Sequoia trees. A proposal from a bipartisan group of legislators aims to tackle this ...

Researchers climb General Sherman, the world's largest tree, in Sequoia National Park, Calif. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. They inspected the 275-foot tree for evidence of bark beetles, an emerging ...

California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The ...

For anyone that's seen a Sequoia in person, it's a wonder to behold. The oldest trees have been growing for the past 2,000 to 3,000 years and can be as wide as 30 feet.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles.