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The Garnet Fire builds a pyrocumulus cloud as it burns in Sierra National Forest. Photo courtesy of USFS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Garnet Fire is finally contained. For weeks, the mountains roared with the fight: More than 1,000 firefighters were on scene, backed by 18 engines, 18 bulldozers, 23 water tankers, and aircraft buzzing low to drop water and retardant through smoky skies. Firefighters raced through the McKinley Grove of giant sequoias, setting sprinklers to soak the trees ahead of encroaching flames. High above, specialized firefighters called smokejumpers risked their lives, climbing into sequoia crowns to extinguish embers that threatened to torch giants more than 1,000 years old.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These bold efforts worked. The fire swept through at only moderate intensity, leaving the great trees singed but mostly unscathed. Yet their survival also hinged on luck. Unseasonal rain and cooler-than-normal temperatures helped quench the blaze. Without those conditions, it\u2019s possible many sequoias could have been lost.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Garnet Fire receded, it left behind more than ash. It left a warning. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From emergency response to lasting resilience\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In today\u2019s hotter, drier Sierra, where sequoia groves are often choked with decades of accumulated deadfall and other fuels, protecting these giants demands a small army of firefighters. It\u2019s an exhausting, expensive scramble, and a stark example of why sprinklers and smokejumpers can\u2019t be Plan A. Limiting destruction from megafires after they\u2019ve already erupted is not a practical long-term solution. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the League\u2019s work to restore fire resilience is so vital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe science is clear,\u201d says Ben Blom, League director of stewardship and restoration. \u201c<\/span>Proactively reducing fire fuels is the most effective method for restoring wildfire resiliency.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A sprinkler wets the base of a giant sequoia in advance of the flames. Photo courtesy of USFS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Until the Garnet Fire, McKinley Grove hadn\u2019t burned in a century. The Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition<\/a> (GSLC), of which the League is a member, had named McKinley as one of the Sierra\u2019s most vulnerable groves precisely because it had been so long since wildfire had cleared the understory and thinned the forest. If not for the fast and heroic work of firefighters, the damage there could have been catastrophic. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Giant sequoias evolved to flourish in a patchwork of low- and moderate-intensity fires, which open their seed cones and naturally reduce competing vegetation and forest litter. But severe wildfires whipped up by decades of fire suppression and climate change\u2013exacerbated drought have <\/span>killed<\/span><\/a> as much as 20 percent of mature giant sequoias since 2015. <\/span>Those conditions set up the McKinley Grove for disaster. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But with know-how, commitment, and plenty of grit, we can bring the sequoia range back to a place where fire helps groves thrive again. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we\u2019ve made substantial progress in reducing threats to giant sequoias, we have an opportunity to prevent further loss of these vital forests,\u201d Blom says. \u201cThere is no time to lose.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A helicopter loads up for a retardant drop, a major logistics challenge in remote areas. Photo courtesy of USFS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turning lessons into action\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our work offers a roadmap that can be scaled across the Sierra to tackle the root causes of megafires. At <\/span>Alder Creek and Packsaddle<\/a> groves, for example,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the League and GSLC partners have rolled up our sleeves and gotten to work removing excess fuels to restore natural fire resilience and reduce extreme fire risk.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re also healing these forests from fire damage already done. In the last two years the coalition planted nearly 60,000 seedlings\u2014about half of which were giant sequoias\u2014in the two groves. Since 2022, the League and partners have planted over half a million bright green seedlings in blackened sequoia stands where <\/span>new seedling numbers were low<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our approach is informed by decades of scientific research, and backed by on-the-ground evidence that proves it works. Proactive fire management\u2014like the cultural burning<\/a> long practiced by <\/span>Indigenous tribes<\/span>\u2014can prevent the catastrophic loss of mature trees. With reliable funding for the federal and state agencies that manage these forests, we can put this knowledge and these tools to work. So that when the next big wildfire strikes, the giant sequoia groves will stand ready.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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