Firefighters Have Been Winning the Battle To Protect Sequoia's Giant Trees - Using Foil Blankets (LOOK)
As the Windy Fire made its way into Sequoia National Park, firefighters wrapped General Sherman in protective foil.
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A Swiss Resort is Swaddling the Mountain in Blankets to Stave Off Glacier Melt in the Summer
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Italy is Protecting its Giant Trees Forever - Monumental Trees that Can Live for Centuries
Carrying legends, birds, and injuries, the biggest oldest trees in Italy get put on the national register of monumental trees.