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A burn area in Sequoia National Park is still smoldering in at least one spot nine months after it first began to burn, the National Park Service (NPS) said today.
In a press release, the NPS said that a group of scientists and fire personnel were surveying the site of the 2020 Castle Fire when they spotted a giant sequoia “smoldering and smoking” in a burned-over area known as the Board Camp Grove. According to the release, the burning sequoia is well away from firelines and trails, but is visible from the Ladybug Trail, a 7.2-mile out-and-back that leaves from the South Fork Campground at the park’s southern end.
Sequoia tree found still smoldering from 2020 wildfire in Sequoia National Park
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and last updated 2021-05-06 14:54:27-04
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. â Crews in California say they found a giant sequoia tree that appeared to be still smoldering from a wildfire in Sequoia National Park last year.
The National Park Service (NPS) says its scientists and fire crews were surveying the effects from the 2020 Castle Fire in the park when they spotted the still-smoking tree.
The smoldering tree demonstrates how dry the park is, according to Leif Mathiesen, assistant fire management officer for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.
A giant sequoia 250-foot tall is still smoldering and smoking in Sequoia National Park that was burned during one of California s catastrophic wildfires last year.
Fire management says the tree is still exhibiting the effects of the 2020 Castle Fire due to low snowfall and rain this year.
The fire was sparked from a lightning strike on on August 19, 2020, which then grew and spread throughout the region - burning an estimated 270 square miles (700 square kilometers) of forest as of December.
The burning sequoia, which is 13 feet in diameter, is isolated and does not present a danger to its environment or park visitors, according to the park service.