The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire
Science News from research organizations The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire To save California’s giant sequoias from extreme wildfires, scientists say forests may need more carefully controlled fire, not less. Date: July 26, 2026 Source: University of California - Davis Summary: Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia. A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive.
- ▪Science News from research organizations The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire To save California’s giant sequoias from extreme wildfires, scientists say forests may need more carefully controlled fire, not less.
- ▪Date: July 26, 2026 Source: University of California - Davis Summary: Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia.
- ▪A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive.
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Science News from research organizations The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire To save California’s giant sequoias from extreme wildfires, scientists say forests may need more carefully controlled fire, not less. Date: July 26, 2026 Source: University of California - Davis Summary: Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia. A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive. Researchers estimate the controlled fires prevented about 1,900 deaths and could have saved thousands more if used across every grove.
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