A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive Climate Change
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Hugh Safford was hiking at 12,657 feet in California’s Sequoia National Park two years ago when he spotted something strange. It was a young Jeffrey pine, a tree that usually occurs farther downhill.
Photo: Hugh Safford. Used with permission.
Safford was hiking at treeline, the forest threshold where trees still grow, but fewer and farther between. Only the toughest species can survive the strong winds, heavy snowpack, and freezing temperatures found there.
Safford is a forest and fire ecologist
Photo: Hugh Safford. Used with permission.
Safford was hiking at treeline, the forest threshold where trees still grow, but fewer and farther between. Only the toughest species can survive the strong winds, heavy snowpack, and freezing temperatures found there.
Safford is a forest and fire ecologist
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