Sequoia National Park

The Fire Management Program Of The National Park Service: Great Expectations And Limited Results...Why?

A recent article about fire management in the National Park System praised Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ wildland fire management program as “America’s most progressive forest management program.” While Kyle Dickman goes on to wonder “why isn’t it being replicated elsewhere?”, the answer isn’t as simple as you might think.

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By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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$7.5 Million Worth Of Pot Pulled Out Of Sequoia National Park

Nearly 3,000 illegal marijuana plants were eradicated from Sequoia National Park last month. Law enforcement officers discovered a cultivation site in the Yucca Creek drainage west, which is in a designated wilderness area of Sequoia National Park, west of Generals Highway.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2016 2:30am

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Endangered Frogs To Benefit From Trout Removal At Sierra Nevada Lakes And Streams

To give endangered frogs and other native species a leg up, human-introduced trout will be eradicated – sometimes with a chemical – from dozens of high-elevation ponds, streams, and lakes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in California.

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By NPT Staff - October 9th, 2016 2:00am

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Two Missing Hikers, Two Different Outcomes

Search-and-rescue missions in the National Park System are stressful. The clock is always ticking, the landscapes to be searched varied and dangerous at times, and the outcome never assured. Two SARs this past weekend in the parks, one in Denali National Park and one in Sequoia National Park, ended with two very different outcomes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 25th, 2016 12:05pm

King Sequoia: The Tree That Inspired A Nation, Created Our National Park System, And Changed The Way We Think About Nature

One of my favorite spots in California, just a few miles away from the congestion of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, is a little known forest glen: Nelder Grove. A century ago this was a logging site, formerly named Fresno Grove, where the towering Sequoias crashed to the ground, to be cut up for grape stakes and fence posts. Massive stumps dot the quiet, verdant hillside, and some giants yet still stand. I always asked myself why, and how, this grove fell, while others went untouched, and were protected.

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By Patrick Cone - May 19th, 2017 12:47am

Fire Restrictions Spreading Across The National Park System In The West

Due to high summer heat, ongoing drought conditions, and sparse rainfall, fire danger is increasing across many parts of the National Park System in the western United States.

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By NPT Staff - June 28th, 2016 2:07pm

DNC Parks & Resorts Retains Concessions Business At Sequoia National Park

A subsidiary of Delaware North Co., which is locked in a trademark battle with the National Park Service at Yosemite National Park, has retained its concessions business at Sequoia National Park for the next decade.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2016 2:30am

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Girl Rescued After Being Swept Downriver in Sequoia National Park

A 17-year-old girl was rescued Saturday in Sequoia National Park in California after being swept 500 feet downstream and through a section of rapids.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2016 2:30am

Study Shows Prescribed Forest Fires Can Reduce Effects Of Drought On Forests

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service shows that thinning forests with prescribed fire can reduce the effects of drought. Climate change is expected to amplify drought conditions in California so using science to better understand the impacts of drought is of great importance to resource managers such as the National Park Service.

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By NPT Staff - May 26th, 2016 3:00am

Coming To Terms With Death In The Backcountry

For many, there can be nothing quite as sublime as hoisting a pack on the back and disappearing for a handful of days, at least, into the backcountry of a national park. It's a trip built on excitement and expectation, one of many similar excursions to make in a lifetime. It's not one you don't expect to return from.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 23rd, 2016 2:00am

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