TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tree hugging takes on a whole new meaning for crews working tirelessly to protect one of the planet's tallest treasures. The base of the world's largest tree, General ...

The Sequoia and Sierra National Forests announced an agreement late last year to significantly increase prescribed burning ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flames are threatening parts of the Sequoia National Forest after lightning strikes sparked several fires during thunderstorms last week. Those fires have now combined ...

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 ...

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California's Sequoia National Park. The trees known as the ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Garnet Fire slowed Wednesday night, only growing 209 acres – but even its slow growth is beginning to threaten the giant sequoia trees in the McKinley Grove.