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fromSFGATE
2 weeks agoInside the fight to save Sierra Nevada's giant sequoias from the Garnet Fire
A yellow hose runs past the foot of giant sequoias in the Sierra National Forest, and sprinklers drench the forest floor. Those sprinklers are among the last line of defense installed by firefighters to protect giant sequoias in the McKinley Grove from flames, as thunderstorms continue to drive growth on the 29,718-acre Garnet Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada. "The fire is roughly three miles southeast of the grove's southern edge," said Joe Zwierzchowski, the public information officer assigned to the Garnet Fire, in an email to SFGATE on Tuesday afternoon.
Environment
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoPrivate land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
Private Sierra Nevada timber lands burn at higher severity than public National Forests because dense, evenly spaced plantation-style tree stands promote extreme fire behavior.
California
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 months agoCalifornia has a snowpack trifecta for the first time in 25 years
California's snowpack has marked a trifecta of average or above-average snowfall for three consecutive years, a rare occurrence.
Local conservation efforts in Southern California have bolstered water reliability amidst varied snowfall patterns.
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