The giant sequoias, known for their ability to harness fire for better reproduction, are no exception to that test. So while the beetles have always been around, they’re only now beginning to ...

DEPENBROCK: The beetle he's referring to is the sequoia ... leaving this triangular-shaped scar. DEPENBROCK: Giant sequoias need fire. It helps release seeds and create space for saplings to ...

Three years later, the Castle fire in Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument ... “The drought. The bark beetles.” She has been through four preevacuations and two lengthy ...

Over the next two years the organization will survey multiple giant sequoia groves ... There seems to be a correlation between beetle attacks and severe fire scars at the base of the trees.