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While many groves are within national park boundaries, such as [[Sequoia|Sequoia National Park]] and [[Yosemite National Park]], most of the giant seqouiasequoia groves are under the care of the [[United States Forest Service]], placing them outside the legislative mandate that excludes commercial timber harvest. Logging of non-sequoia timber continued as recently as the 1980, especially old-growth [[Pinus ponderosa|ponderosa]] and [[Pinus lambertiana|sugar pine]], which have been [[logging in the Sierra Nevada|logged almost to extinction]] amongst the groves.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_05_willard.pdf|publisher=USFS|title=Selected Perspectives on the Giant Sequoia Groves|first=Dwight|last=Willard|access-date=2022-01-22|series=USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep|id=PSW-GTR-151|pages=15–16|archive-date=2022-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706024019/https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_05_willard.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

This list is based on five different sources, with slightly varying views on what constitutes a discrete grove; the differing interpretations are noted ''in italics''. The lists of groves were compiled by Rundel (1972; recognizing 75 groves), Flint (1987; recognizing 65 groves), Willard (1994; recognizing 65 groves), the ''[[Giant Sequoia National Monument]] Visitor's Guide'' (2003), and the Draft Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan 2010. Currently, the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Park Service]] cites Rundel's total of 75 groves in its visitor publications. The updated lists from Willard and Flint are now known to be more accurate, therefore some of Rundel's 75 groves have been removed from this list. Below compiles a list of 81 giant sequoia groves.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_28_willard.pdf|publisher=USFS|title=The Natural Giant Sequoia (''Sequoiadendron Giganteum'') Groves of the Sierra Nevada, California—An Updated Annotated List|first=Dwight|last=Willard|access-date=2014-05-14|series=USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep|id=PSW-GTR-151|pages=159–164|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320024336/https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_28_willard.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2019}}

|The grove was the second-largest giant sequoia grove before being heavily logged in the 1890s. Despite this, nearly 100 widely scattered old-growth trees remain and has experienced significant regrowth. The grove is also the home of [[Boole (tree)|Boole]], the 6th largest giant sequoia in the world. It is also the home of the [[General_Noble_%28tree%29|Chicago Stump]], the remnant of what was once the General Noble tree which was the second largest tree in the grove. This grove was significantly impacted by the [[Rough Fire]] in 2015.<ref name=Rough/>

|A mid-size grove that was logged between 1901 and 1907. The grove contains many young sequoias approaching diameters of up to {{convert|3.05|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sequoia/recarea/?recid=79962|title=Indian Basin Grove|website=USFS - Sequoia National Forest|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517174945/https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sequoia/recarea/?recid=79962|url-status=live}}</ref>

|Part of the Evans Complex. The grove was heavily impacted by the [[Rough Fire]] in 2015, which killed 14 trees with diameters of at least {{convert|1.22|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=SFCRF>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Giant-sequoias-long-survivors-of-the-forest-14432963.php|title=Giant sequoias - long survivors of the forest - succumbing to climate-driven wildfires|date=2019-09-12|website=SFChronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-date=2019-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108063213/https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Giant-sequoias-long-survivors-of-the-forest-14432963.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Rough>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd491839|title=District Personnel Actively Managing Land burned in Rough Fire|website=www.fs.usda.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2016-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614092141/http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd491839|url-status=live}}</ref>

|This grove features about 20 large trees scattered along an old logging road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/LittleBoulderCreek.html|title=Little Boulder Creek Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220147/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/LittleBoulderCreek.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Part of Evans Complex. This grove was heavily impacted by the [[Rough Fire]] in 2015.<ref name=Rough/>

|The grove was the first to be affected by the clearcutting of giant sequoia groves by U.S. Forest Service in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Guide to the Sierra Groves of California|last=Willard|first=Dwight|publisher=Yosemite Conservancy|date=September 1, 2000|isbn=978-0939666812|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/guidetosequoiagr0000will}}</ref> Features many large giant sequoias along road 13S98A, which runs through the heart of the grove.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Bearskin.html|title=Bearskin Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220157/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Bearskin.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|The largest grove, 1240 hectares (3100 acres), with 15,800 sequoias {{convert|30.5|cm|ft|abbr=on}} or more in diameter at the base. Home of '[[Roosevelt (tree)|Roosevelt]]' and '[[Hart (tree)|Hart]]', the 22nd and 25th largest giant sequoias in the world, respectively. This grove was heavily impacted by the [[2021 California wildfires|KNP Complex Fire]] in 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2021 Fire Season Impacts to Giant Sequoias (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/2021-fire-season-impacts-to-giant-sequoias.htm|access-date=2021-11-20|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2023-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209141319/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/2021-fire-season-impacts-to-giant-sequoias.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

|The grove reaches the highest elevation of any sequoia grove, {{convert|2560|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and contains four trees that are among the largest giant sequoias in the world: [[Diamond (tree)|Diamond]], [[AD (tree)|AD]], [[Dean (tree)|Dean]] and [[Arm (tree)|Arm]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Atwell.html|title=Atwell Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116223049/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/Atwell.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|A large, unlogged giant sequoia grove home to many widely dispersed giant sequoias. Located immediately southeast of Atwell Mill Grove and Atwell Mill Campground, along the northern slopes of Hengst Peak.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/EastFork.html|title=East Fork Grove|website=www.redwoodhikes.com|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116223101/http://www.redwoodhikes.com/SequoiaNP/EastFork.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naturalatlas.com/sequoia-groves/east-fork-2000241|title=East Fork Grove|website=Natural Atlas|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116224700/https://naturalatlas.com/sequoia-groves/east-fork-2000241|url-status=live}}</ref>

|Located in a bowl-shaped valley southeast of Case Mountain. The land is administered by the [[Bureau of Land Management]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/sequoias.html |title=ArchivedCase copyMountain Giant Sequoia Grove Complex, Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management California |access-date=2014-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023065201/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/sequoias.html |archive-date=2014-10-23 }}</ref>

|This grove was heavily impacted by the [[SQF Complex|Castle Fire]] in 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

|Located northeast of Cedar Flat Grove, southeast of Homers Nose Grove, and north of South Fork Grove. This grove was heavily impacted by the [[SQF Complex|Castle Fire]] in 2020.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

|A "grove" consisting of only two sequoias, the medium-sized 'Upper' sequoia and the larger 'Lower' sequoia. Discovered in the 1990s, although the existence of a rough trail indicates that previous park officials knew of them. This grove was heavily impacted by the [[SQF Complex|Castle Fire]] in 2020, and the 'Upper' sequoia may be either dead or moribund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forgotten Grove: A Tale of Two Sequoias|url=https://www.ilovetrees.net/forgotten-grove-sequoias/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=I Love Trees|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108031406/https://www.ilovetrees.net/forgotten-grove-sequoias/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|Located at the southernmost point of [[Sequoia National Park]]. This grove was heavily impacted by the [[SQF Complex|Castle Fire]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Preliminary Estimates of Sequoia Mortality in the 2020 Castle Fire (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127074700/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

|This grove was heavily impacted by the [[2021 California wildfires|Windy Fire]] in 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Alonzo|first=Denise|date=November 3, 2021|title=Sequoia grove damage assessments continue|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD968175|url-status=live|website=U.S. Forest Service|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108020038/https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sequoia/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD968175|url-status=live}}</ref>

| Medium-sized grove containing more than 100 scattered specimens.<ref name=NPSD1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/cook/groves.htm|title=NPS: The Giant Sequoias of California (Brief Description and Location of Giant Sequoia Groves)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=2019-12-09|archive-date=2019-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611032146/https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/cook/groves.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> This grove was significantly impacted by the [[2021 California wildfires|Windy Fire]] in 2021.<ref name=":3" />

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* {{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/gsnm_planning.html|publisher=USFS|title=Draft Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan|year=2010|access-date=2010-10-28|archive-date=2010-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103021847/http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/gsnm_planning.html|url-status=live}}

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