Because of the Climate Crisis, Sequoias Are Being Covered in Pop-Tarts Wrappers
Examples of the biggest tree species in the world are having their trunks wrapped in aluminum foil—to protect them from forest fires
The KNP Complex fire has grown wildly over the past 24 hours, now burning over 8,940 Acres. Maps from the U.S. Forest Service show that a pair of the complexes’ wildfires are burning dangerously close to California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks — which has prompted fire crews to wrap Sequoia trees in aluminum foil to safeguard them from harm. (The same precautionary measure was also taken for the park’s iconic sign; a tweet from Visit Visalia showed fire crew wrapping the sign in effectively large sheets of Reynolds Wrap.)
Even though these massive Sequoia trees — with some examples measuring over 250 feet tall and being as old as 2,500 years in age, like the General Sherman Tree — are evolutionarily designed to survive wildfire burns, “extraordinary measures” are still being used to ensure…
