California firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire that poses a threat to a famous grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the Washburn Fire burns next to a roadway north of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Monday, July 11, 2022. A heat wave was developing in California on Monday but winds were light as firefighters battled a wildfire that poses a threat to a grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley have been protected since President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation in 1864. A heat advisory was issued for the Central Valley sprawling below the Sierra while up in the fire area, a high temperature of 88 degrees was forecast for the village of Wawona, where hundreds tourists and residents were forced to evacuate last Friday.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume and a major draw for tourists. The downed trees, along with massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
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