Giant Sequoia Tree
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Status: The forests where these ancient giants grow are crowded by development and agriculture, and so the land they are on needs protecting.
California Sierra Nevada range
Tule River Tribe in CA, Floyd J Franco Jr.:"In creation stories bald eagle represents the creator of all living things who lives in a tree growing in the sky. After the eagle creates other animals, people, water and land, the tree comes down to the land to become the first tree in the world. And although in our creation story the tree is not a giant sequoia, it is through these stories that Tribal members are taught to respect trees at an early age."" - in a paper presented at the Symposium on Giant Sequoias