California's Sierra Nevada boasts giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron ... long before we came across a striking example of a fire-damaged coast redwood. It was easy to picture flames rising up the ...

But it’s a fire tree too. Thick bark protects it ... Michael Nichols photographed California’s giant redwoods for the October 2009 issue.

Giant sequoia trees are native to Northern California. The trees are specific ... In 2020, the fast-moving and intensely hot ...

The biggest of northern California’s giant redwood trees grow more than 250 ft. tall, with a circumference greater than 90 ft. at their base. The oldest have seen more than 3,000 years.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...