Conservator Chelsea McKibbin took on the task. Chelsea's team looked closely at the sequoia to monitor and document any changes to its condition. Some parts of the tree slice, including the bark, had ...

“Big Tree mania” set in, William Tweed writes in a 2016 history of the giant sequoia. Pieces of Dowd’s tree went on tour to San Francisco and to New York City. By 1855, a hotel had been ...

With a total length of about 1,200 feet, Tokopah Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sequoia National Park ... by dark gray rocks and towering trees, looked like something out of a fantasy movie.