The Setting Of Endor In Return Of The Jedi, The Area Has Come Under Threat From A Forest Fire In A Nearby Woodland Area Of The Golden State
Yosemite's Giant Sequoia Trees Feared To Be In The Path Of Newest California Wildfire
The newest wildfire in California is putting the longevity of Yosemite National Park at risk, as the fire is threatening the Giant Sequoia Trees.
The
Washburn Fire has already destroyed 1,591 acres of woodland near
Yosemite National Park, with firefighters trying to save the largest
and oldest trees in the world.
500
of the famous trees in Mariposa Grove, including the 3,000 year old
Grizzly Giant, are still at risk of being destroyed at this time.
None
of the Giant Sequoias have been reported to have caught on fire or
burnt down, but it won't be until the flames are fanned that a
concrete answer would be established.
The
Yosemite National Park and it's Giant Sequoia's are recognizable to
many as the setting of the fictional forest moon of Endor, in George
Lucas's 1983 hit film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Residents,
campers, hikers, and Native Americans have been relocated, until the
fire is put out.