A fire in California's Sierra Nevada continued to expand Sunday, with sprinklers deployed to protect the cherished giant sequoia trees of Mariposa Grove. The blaze in Yosemite National Park was ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in ...

The third designated U.S. National Park, Yosemite was first protected by the state of California before securing federal ...

Experience 2 nights and 3 days in Yosemite National Park. - Day 1: Hike the Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls, then set up basecamp at Little Yosemite Campground. - Day 2: Tackle a challenging ...

GROVELAND, Calif. – As a wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, officials cleared brush and set sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias. The iconic trees ...

The National Park Service on Thursday closed Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove, home to more than 500 giant sequoias. NPS said in a social media statement that the fire, spanning an estimated 60 ...

Eight years before Yellowstone was established as America’s first national park, President Abraham Lincoln signed a document called the Yosemite Valley Grant Act in 1864. This act protected Northern ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A grove of ancient giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is no place for a tram ride, gift shop and asphalt parking lots, say officials who are looking to have them ...