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 ...

Anthony Ambrose, the group’s co-founder and director, explained what the trees are up against: “Less snow is arriving ... along with other members of the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition ...

M ost people assume summer is the best time to visit Sequoia and Kings Canyon, but that could not be more wrong. Overcrowded trails, brutal heat, and packed parking lots can turn ...

The snow season in Sequoia National Park is from November ... The section of the Generals Highway between Hospital Rock and Giant Forest The section of Generals Highway between Quail Flat and ...

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 display. Chelsea explains, 'The solvent ...

For example, snow chains or tires are required to ... up Highway 198 to the Giant Forest Museum in Sequoia National Park. During the summertime, there is also a free in-park shuttle that offers ...

Looking to get away? There is a snow play area in Sequoia National Park and two in Kings Canyon National Park.

Visitors to the Giant Forest use a lot of the same words ... of the free park shuttle also stop here. Sequoia National Park Small Group Tour from Three Rivers (84 reviews) Private Stargazing ...