More than 1,700 firefighters on Monday were continuing the desperate, days-long battle to defend California’s giant sequoia trees from the threat of encroaching flames. Crews over the weekend scrambled to protect the Giant Forest, home to the General Sherman tree, known as the largest tree on Earth. It is in Sequoia National Forest. The Giant Forest stood relatively unscathed Monday morning, but the fate of several other groves still hangs in the balance. This image from Saturday showed the KNP Complex fire moving toward the site of General Sherman in Sequoia National Park.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 20, 2021 20:20 UTC