The Huffington Post • 2021-09-18

The World's Largest Tree At Risk As California Wildfires Head Toward Giant Sequoia Groves

Firefighters are working to protect the 275-foot-tall sequoia known as 'The General Sherman Tree' and other nearby giants.

CBS • 2021-09-17

Giant fire-resistant blanket wrapped around base of world's biggest tree, a sequoia in California's Sierra Nevada

The aluminum around the General Sherman Tree is fire-resistant and part of a gallant effort to protect the sequoias in California's rugged Sierra Nevada from threatening wildfires.

AP • 2021-09-16

California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters wrapped the base of the world's largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada.

Sky News • 2021-09-17

California: World's largest tree wrapped in flame-resistant blanket to save it from wildfires

Last year, wildfires killed thousands of sequoias in the region, some thousands of years old. This year, several large trees, the Giant Forest Museum and other buildings have been wrapped for protection.