The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park has reopened. The popular destination, home to the beloved Grizzly Giant tree near the park’s south entrance, reopened Wednesday ...

If you have dreamed of seeing big trees you are going to love the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park. This area recently went through a $40 million dollar restoration project.

The Mariposa Grove is home to more than 500 mature giant sequoia trees and is the largest sequoia grove in the park. The most well-known tree — the Grizzly Giant — stands 209 feet high tall ...

Giant sequoias live in three groves of Yosemite National Park. Mariposa Grove, near the park’s south entrance, is the most easily accessible. Home to more than 500 mature giant sequoias ...

A TIPPING POINT': Some of world's largest trees threatened by fires in the Sierra Nevada Nestled in the southern part of Yosemite is the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the largest sequoia grove ...

In the last two years alone, fire has killed off nearly 20% of all mature giant sequoias. The successful protection of Mariposa Grove is a striking example and potential case study, experts say ...

They had been near the park’s famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. They saw a fire “this big,” the mother said, stretching her arms wide, indicating a few feet. They ran for a few seconds ...

That this is part of the natural life cycle of giant sequoias.” When the Washburn Fire broke out on the afternoon of July 7, there were 2,700 people visiting the Mariposa Grove. The grove had ...

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained ... A team was being sent to the Mariposa Grove to wrap some of the massive trunks in fire-resistant foil to protect them ...

But the Washburn fire burning now in Yosemite National Park, licking around the edges of the roughly 500 giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove — some over 200 feet tall and more than 2,000 years old ...