But a few dozen of its neighbors have taken ill and died in recent years under threat from drought and bark beetle infestations, so on Tuesday the giant sequoia known as the General Sherman tree ...

Planting of these fast-growing, carbon-eating seedlings, descendants of the Stagg and Waterfall trees, will begin this spring ...

That is, this tree is so big you can scarcely look at it all. It has a name, the President, bestowed about 90 years ago by admiring humans. It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron ...

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, ...

Reps. Vince Fong and Scott Peters are introducing legislation to speed restoration of fire-threatened giant sequoia groves.

Chelsea says, 'The tree was covered in dust ... Conservators applied solvent gel to the giant sequoia to draw the old varnish out The team then applied a special solvent gel to the surface that is on ...

“Big Tree mania” set in, William Tweed writes in a 2016 history of the giant sequoia. Pieces of Dowd’s tree went on tour to San Francisco and to New York City. By 1855, a hotel had been ...

Rep. Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield) is pushing a bipartisan bill that would protect California’s Giant Sequoias. Fong and Rep. Scott Peters (D–La Jolla) have introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act to ...

Along the way, you'll pass through the Giant Forest ... General Sherman Tree is included in park admission. For more information, visit the National Park Service website. Sequoia National Park ...

Just a short drive away, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks were named the “best for supersized trees and landscapes” by ...

The Save Our Sequoias Act is back. Republican Congressman Vince Fong, who represents District 20 which includes the Springville area and the Tule River Reservation, has reintroduced the Save Our ...

Relax and unwind after a day of adventure at this A-frame Airbnb near Sequoia National Park. The views are epic.