Natural History Wanderings

Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition reports

Only 26% of giant sequoia range shows high resistance to extreme wildfires; Roughly 13% of the range at risk of local extinction.

A new scientific study from the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition (GSLC) reveals the current state of California’s giant sequoia range and quantifies the alarming extent of damage caused by extreme wildfires over the last decade. More than 17% of all mature giant sequoias have been killed by wildfire since 2015, while less than 1% perished in the 30 prior years. Most of the losses since 2015 occurred during the megafires of 2020 and 2021.