The New York Times reports Firefighters are swaddling giant sequoias in a flame-retardant foil in an effort to protect the ancient trees from wildfires that are raging through national parks in California, officials said. Three wildfires, named Colony, Paradise and Windy, were ignited by lightning on Sept. 9. Since then, they have scorched thousands of acres of […]

Sequoias Are Being Wrapped in Foil Blankets to Protect Against Wildfires  — Natural History Wanderings