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Going To Great Heights To Save Famous Tree

September 17, 2025

For days, fire crews and arborists fought to save the Doerner Fir — a 450-year-old, 325-foot giant and one of the tallest trees in the world. As the situation became increasingly desperate, climbers scaled nearly 300 feet up the tree’s trunk, using every tool at hand to protect this living legend from the flames.