See a 'Living Skyscraper' in the Tall Tree Capital of Port Renfrew

Once a logging outpost, Vancouver Island's Tall Tree Capital is luring tourists to see the last remaining old-growth forests ...
Casper Star-Tribune

Judge halts logging project in California's Giant Sequoia National Monument

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge stopped a logging project in Giant Sequoia National Monument on Monday, keeping intact more than 1,000 acres in a preserve that houses two-thirds of the world's ...
The New York Times

Reviving the Redwoods

A mission to undo decades of damage to the redwoods of California caused by unchecked logging involves even more logging — and chain saws. The California redwood forests, once heavily logged, now face ...

As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data

Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as the climate changes. Tasmania has ...
WTOP News

Grove of giant sequoia trees burns in California’s Sierra National Forest

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on fire. Wildland ...
SFGate

Only 50 permits a day are issued on this stunning Northern California hike

Ask a nature enthusiast in California to name a famous tree, and they might mention Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree, or General Sherman, the massive giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park. But in ...
The Conversation

As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data

The Giant Eucalyptus Specimen Archive was made possible in part by funding from the Jayne Wilson Bequest from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Daniel Bar-Ness runs Giant Tree Expeditions, a ...