Native elk reintroduced to Sierra foothills after 17,000 acres are returned to California tribe

Among these species is the Tule elk, an elk that’s endemic to California but hadn’t been seen in the Sierra foothills for ...
Islands on MSN

Sequoia National Park Has A Hidden Waterfall And Crystal-Clear Water At This Easy-Access Swimming Hole

The next time you head to Sequoia National Park in California, head to the crystal-clear waters and hidden waterfall of this ...

Sequoias Versus Redwoods: What’s the Difference and How to Compare the National Parks in California

Coast redwoods have a large range, stretching from Santa Cruz, California, to Brookings, Oregon. But that doesn’t mean these ...
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Between Sequoia National Park And Fresno Is California's Popular, Dangerously Bacteria-Ridden Lake

This Fresno County lake was made especially for relaxing and cooling off in, but high levels of certain bacteria may put a ...

I visited a national park during the government shutdown. I found closed visitor centers and tourists looking for maps.

I visited Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks during the government shutdown. The trip was great but visitor centers were ...
KSL

Video: The unbelievable Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park

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Outside

Visiting Sequoia National Park Has Never Felt So Precious

Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor. For her 63 Parks column, she visited every U.S. national park. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running ...
CNN

KNP Complex Fire reaches part of Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, threatening some of the world’s largest trees

The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a “small area” of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to some of the world’s largest trees, according to fire officials. The blaze, which has ...
Mercury News

Sequoia National Park fire: Flames enter at least four giant sequoia groves

Firefighters on Friday were able to keep a slowly advancing wildfire away from the most famous grove of giant sequoia trees at Sequoia National Park, the Giant Forest, which is home to five of the ...
Los Angeles Times

Wildfires rage in Sequoia National park and forest, sending flames into grove of giant trees

A pair of lightning-sparked fires that took hold in rugged terrain in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks exploded over the weekend, while another blaze to the south burned into a grove of ...
Mercury News

Sequoia National Park fire: First photos show park’s most famous trees have so far survived

Fires have been burning for two weeks in Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest, two of California’s iconic landmarks. Late Wednesday, National Park Service officials finally allowed press ...
The Washington Post

Firefighters are girding one of Earth’s biggest trees. Here’s how the General Sherman got its name(s).

The largest tree in the world has lived through millennia, has been named for a Civil War general and has shaded a socialist commune that briefly called it Marx. Now the centerpiece of Sequoia ...