Some fool disregarded Smokey's rule, and now we might all be sadder; perhaps the valiant firefighters will triumph this time ... the story from the NY Times
Forestry officials worry the wildfire now raging through the Giant Sequoia National Monument is so intense firefighters won't be able to save the big trees if the flames reach them.
``These are the most massive living organisms ever to exist on the Earth,'' said Matt Mathes, spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. ``We regard them as some of most important parts of national forest system.''
The edge of the 50,000-acre wildfire was as close as a mile Wednesday to one stand of big trees, the Packsaddle Grove. The grove includes the Packsaddle Giant, which has the fourth largest circumference of any sequoia.
Forestry officials worry the wildfire now raging through the Giant Sequoia National Monument is so intense firefighters won't be able to save the big trees if the flames reach them.
``These are the most massive living organisms ever to exist on the Earth,'' said Matt Mathes, spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. ``We regard them as some of most important parts of national forest system.''
The edge of the 50,000-acre wildfire was as close as a mile Wednesday to one stand of big trees, the Packsaddle Grove. The grove includes the Packsaddle Giant, which has the fourth largest circumference of any sequoia.
