Wildfire closes Yosemite National Park’s famed Mariposa Grove, home to 500 giant sequoias
A wildfire has led to the closure of Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in California, home to over 500 towering sequoias, park officials announced Thursday. The Washburn Fire, which is burning near the lower part of Mariposa Grove, spans 60 to 70 acres, the park said on social media. … California has been ravaged by decimating wildfire seasons that last year burned more than 2.5 million acres in over 8,800 incidents and killed three people, according to Cal Fire’s 2021 data.
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