Sequoia National Park
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Sequoia National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects 404,064 acre
The General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world (measured by volume), in 2022
Hospital Rock was a site of healing practices of local tribes before and into the 1800s.
Tübatulabal woven basket made around 1880. Basket weaving is a notable art form for this tribe.
A young Yokut girl, on the Tule River Reservation, ca.1903
Sequoiadendron giganteum
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Sequoiadendron giganteum is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the largest trees on Earth. They are native t
Sequoia National Park
…as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. UNESCO designated the areas as Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976. The park is notable for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume. The General Sherman Tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five…
Grizzly Giant Mariposa Grove
Mature cones and seed
The Generals Highway passes between giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park
Lake Fulmor, featuring a small grove of giant sequoia trees (top center)