Keywords: nps ccrp climate change climatechange global warming globalwarming sequoia fire outdoor “Very slowly through time, the forest is getting thinner.” Tree mortality across the western U.S. has doubled over the last few decades. This video shows how U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service staff are studying forests in Sequoia National Park and how we’re planning for the future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSPs8vrrG4. This photo shows a young sequoia growing after a prescribed fire in 2012. Photo: Matt Holly/NPS “Very slowly through time, the forest is getting thinner.” Tree mortality across the western U.S. has doubled over the last few decades. This video shows how U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service staff are studying forests in Sequoia National Park and how we’re planning for the future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSPs8vrrG4. This photo shows a young sequoia growing after a prescribed fire in 2012. Photo: Matt Holly/NPS |