Conservator Chelsea McKibbin took on the task. Chelsea's team looked closely at the sequoia to monitor and document any changes to its condition. Some parts of the tree slice, including the bark, had ...

But researchers are growing more worried about bark beetles, which didn’t pose ... Scientists say they recently discovered ...

The giant sequoia is a snow tree, Sillett says, adapted for long winters in the Sierra. But it’s a fire tree too. Thick bark protects it from burning in lightning-caused fires, which open cones ...

An artist’s view of Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks in the age ... The heat of forest fires causes the small cones to release even smaller seeds, and mature trees are protected by spongey bark, ...

The time has come to remove Visalia’s beloved Sequoia Legacy Tree. Planted in 1936 as a tribute to Sequoia National Park, the tree has been sick for years, as some community members have noted.

Dozens of people gathered Thursday at the base of the Sequoia Legacy Tree in Downtown Visalia to honor it before it is cut down due to disease. At about 102 feet around, it is one of the largest ...