The Washburn fire has been threatening to destroy the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. Hundreds of firefighters have been working to keep the flames from reaching the trees.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong learns more with Garrett Dickman, a forest ecologist at Yosemite National Park.
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