In 1901 the naturalist John Muir wrote in a magazine that no description could capture the majesty of the giant Sequoia. He said “ natures forest masterpiece, and, as far as I know, is the greatest living thing”
Sequoias have stand on the westen slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and can reach the age of 2500-3000 years and then normally die of old age and fall over, until recently-
In the last two years three major wild fires lit by lighting have killed 13-17% of Sequoias. With climate induced droughts, wildfires are becoming larger and burn more aggressive, with more high intensity fire zones that will alter the landscape.
In 2021-22 I followed and worked closely with Sequoia scientist and fire ecologist entering the KNP complex and Windy fire to document the effects the climate crisis is having on Giant Sequoias for Sierra MagazineIn 1901 the naturalist John Muir wrote in a magazine that no description could capture the majesty of the giant Sequoia. He said “ natures forest masterpiece, and, as far as I know, is the greatest living thing”
Sequoias have stand on the westen slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and can reach the age of 2500-3000 years and then normally die of old age and fall over, until recently-
In the last two years three major wild fires lit by lighting have killed 13-17% of Sequoias. With climate induced droughts, wildfires are becoming larger and burn more aggressive, with more high intensity fire zones that will alter the landscape.
In 2021-22 I followed and worked closely with Sequoia scientist and fire ecologist entering the KNP complex and Windy fire to document the effects the climate crisis is having on Giant Sequoias for Sierra Magazine