Work schedule modifications have allowed for necessary work on the Generals Highway in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks to be completed without disrupting park and forest visitors with weeknight road closures.
Contributing writer Rita Beamish and a friend headed out on the John Muir Trail for nine days in August to escape the coronavirus pandemic, and while they carried face masks and practiced social distancing, not everyone they encountered did.
While the rehabilitation project of the Generals Highway in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks is expected to finally end this year, some more pain is in store for motorists before that happens.
Take a close listen next time you visit a national park. What do you hear? What can you hear? We’ll share some of the sounds in a minute in this week's episode with hopes they inspire you to let your ears play a greater role in your enjoyment during your national park visit.
A few of the country's most iconic birds decided recently to take in the sights from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, making it the first time in nearly 50 years that California condors have been spotted there.
Bored with self quarantine? Yearning for the fresh outdoors of a national park / national monument / national recreation area? You may (or may not) need to bide your time a little longer, so in the meantime, why not test your public lands knowledge on this month's Quiz #5.
There were 15 wildfires in Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks last year, but there would have been much fewer if humans were more careful in the parks.
Sequoia Parks Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, has received a $250,000 grant from The Dorrance Family Foundation for use in helping with recovery of endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs in the two parks.