1,500-year-old giant sequoia killed in California fire headed to the Smithsonian

A section of a 1,500-year-old giant sequoia tree that died in the SQF Complex Fire, which burned roughly 175,000 acres of California’s Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest in 2020, is headed to the Smithsonian, Cal Fire announced on May 24, 2026. The tree was felled for public safety and will now be on display in [...]