CALAVERAS COUNTY — A pair of iconic Calaveras County giant sequoia trees in Big Trees State Park are badly burned after they became engulfed in flames in what California State Parks says was a ...

A historic pair of giant sequoias known as “The Orphans” since at least the 1860s have been severely damaged during prescribed fire operations last fall near an edge of the North Grove in Calaveras ...

Calaveras Big Trees Association members, members of the parks department and community members hold hands around The Orphans at Calaveras Big Trees State Park Sunday. Dominique Williams Two historic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two monarch giant sequoias that are known as ...

California State Parks, the Calaveras Big Trees Association and Save the Redwoods League today announce the opening of the Pioneer’s Cabin Tree interpretive exhibit in the North Grove at Calaveras Big ...

As a child, my parents took me to see General Sherman, the tree in Sequoia National Park, and I became awestricken by the sheer size and magnificence of giant sequoias. As an adult, still enamored ...

Two beloved giant sequoias scorched in a prescribed burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park last year now appear likely to recover. The damage to the ancient trees — named the Orphans — had drawn ...

Nestled just a few miles north of Arnold, along Highway 4, Calaveras Big Trees State Park invites visitors to witness the majesty of giant sequoias. This park is renowned for its towering trees, ...

Unfortunately, for those who loathe hordes of picture-happy tourists, lines and noisy travelers, these national parks also tend to be the most-visited groves. I’ve stood in many of those lines. The ...