Recent Examples on the WebGeneral Grant, a sequoia giant that draws international tourists, was saved by firefighters wrapping its base in fire-resistant material. Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Sequoia National Park, which is run by the Interior Department and not subject to the emergency action, is considering a novel and controversial plan to plant sequoia seedlings where large trees have been wiped out by fire. Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Sequoia National Park, which is run by the Interior Department and not subject to the emergency action, is considering a novel and controversial plan to plant sequoia seedlings where large trees have been wiped out by fire. Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022 Seeds slipped out of sequoia cones and drifted down through the smoke in the millions. Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 13 July 2022 In this photo released by the National Park Service, a firefighter sprays water on a sequoia tree near the lower portion of the Mariposa Grove as smoke rises from the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Thursday, July 7, 2022.CBS News, 12 July 2022 Fire management teams deployed protective measures from both the ground and air over the weekend, including installing a sprinkler system to dampen the ground around the park's 209-foot Grizzly Giant sequoia. Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts And Michelle Watson, CNN, 11 July 2022 The Castle Fire in 2020 burned one-third of the region’s sequoia groves. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 The Save the Redwoods League has called for emergency measures to protect sequoia groves from further destruction, in addition to long-term policy changes. Diana Leonard, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Sequoya (George Guess)