Fire isn’t always the villain.

Some trees, like the giant sequoia, need fire to thrive. But climate change is throwing the cycle out of balance.

Let’s talk about the role of fire in forest health. 🔥🌲

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Sources

• Giant Sequoias and Fire — National Park Service, on heat drying cones for mass seed release onto bare post-fire soil
• Wildfires Kill Unprecedented Numbers of Large Sequoia Trees — National Park Service, on a century without fire plus a warming climate turning wildfires deadly for sequoias

Sources checked 2026-08-12.