Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias reopened ... to protect the 4-acre habitat for the landmark redwoods. The grove is home to about 500 big trees near the southern entrance to the ...

Earth Day on Sunday is a good time to think about planning a trip to see California’s redwoods. Yosemite’s spectacular Mariposa Grove, which has been shut for a three-year restoration project ...

The tallest Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove is about 290 feet (88 meters). They are not the tallest trees this is awarded to the coastal redwoods. In total volume, the giant sequoias are the ...

Some 16 miles west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road, we park in a gravel lot at the Tuolumne Grove trailhead ... somehow disturb these ancient redwoods, and you’re too busy marveling ...

It's just not sustainable," said Joanna Nelson, director of science and conservation at the Save the Redwoods League. Mariposa Grove is one of three giant sequoia groves in Yosemite. Their massive ...

Last year, Save the Redwoods League spent $3.3 million to ... which the National Park Service regularly does at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite, reduces the risk of severe fires, and increases the ...

beginning with the protection of Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, President and CEO of Save the Redwoods League Sam Hodder said. "Today, Save the Redwoods League has the opportunity to ...

"The Washburn Fire entered Yosemite's Mariposa Grove, one of our nation's most treasured giant sequoia groves," Sam Hodder, president of conservation group Save the Redwoods League, said in a tweet.

Giant sequoia trees have more volume and width in their trunk compared to redwood trees, which are the tallest trees with a slender trunk. The Mariposa Grove Arrival Area is a great spot to make a ...