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Prescribed Burns Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias

Katherine E Kerlin — July 22, 2026 - 9:00am

When two major wildfires burned through the Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021, they took thousands of giant sequoia trees with them. Without prescribed burns, thousands more would have died, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

Coast Redwood and Sequoia Genome Sequences Completed

Katherine E Kerlin — December 16, 2021 - 10:30am

Scientists have completed the sequences for the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes.

Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced

Katherine E Kerlin — April 23, 2019 - 3:12pm

Scientists have successfully sequenced the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes, completing the first major milestone of a five-year project to develop the tools necessary to study these forests’ genomic diversity. The research partners, composed of the University of California, Davis, Johns Hopkins University and the Save the Redwoods League, are making the data publicly available today.

Turtles, Pesticides and Parks

Katherine E Kerlin — April 20, 2016 - 1:23pm

Western pond turtles in Sequoia National Park and other California remote wildlands have been exposed to an assortment of agricultural pesticides and industrial contaminants, according to a study from the National Park Service and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.