🌲🌲 Saving a forest giant. A section of a 1,500-year-old Giant Sequoia from CAL FIRE's Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest is beginning a new chapter. The tree was lost in the 2020 SQF Complex Fire that burned through the area and was later felled for public safety. The preserved trunk section carries centuries of visible fire scars, making it a remarkable record of California fire history. The section of the tree will be cut into two pieces — one going on display at the new California Natural Resources Agency building in Sacramento and the other at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Thank you to the researchers, foresters, and crew members who worked to preserve it and see this through. #Sequoia #Forests #Conservation #CALFIRE MountainHomeDSF calfire_tuu