On The Comeback Trail
Three national parks, aided by invaluable park friends groups, forge a way forward after devastating fires.
Sequoia National Park
Long-Distance Hiking Trails Offer Room For Biodiversity Corridors
As climate change continues to alter habitats for plants and animals, and as the call for a national biodiversity strategy gets louder, the country's long-distance hiking trails could prove to be valuable corridors for species.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2022 2:45am
Generals Highway Opens At Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
Barring an unexpected event, the Generals Highway between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks was set to open Friday for the season. With it open, visitors can quickly travel between the Giant Forest area of Sequoia and the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon.
- By Compiled From N... - March 18th, 2022 2:45am
Giant Forest At Sequoia National Park Reopens On Daily Basis
The Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park has reopened on a daily basis after being open on a limited basis since December due to the aftereffects of the KNP wildfire complex.
- By Compiled From N... - March 12th, 2022 2:30am
NPS Proposes Seeding Of Giant Sequoia To Replace Those Burned By Wildfire
The destruction of nearly 10 percent of the country's giant sequoia groves to a 2020 wildfire has the National Park Service proposing to plant sequoia seedlings in areas of Sequoia National Park in California that sustained the greatest losses.
- By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Crystal Cave At Sequoia National Closed Due To KNP Complex Fire
Crystal Cave at Sequoia National Park will remain closed this year due to damage to the access road caused by the KNP Complex Fire.
- By NPT Staff - February 14th, 2022 2:30am
Forest Keepers
The National Park System is an essential laboratory—and also a battleground—in the management of invasive pests.
- By Kim O'Connell - June 16th, 2022 4:35pm
KNP Fire Complex Fully Contained At Sequoia National Park
It took more than three months, and a few large rain- and snowstorms, but the KNP wildfire complex in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks has been declared fully contained.
- By Compiled From N... - December 19th, 2021 1:45am
This Fall's Wildfires Claimed 3-5% Of The World's Giant Sequoias
Wildfires that seared Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks this fall claimed between 3 percent and 5 percent of the world's giant sequoias, according to the National Park Service. In simple numbers, the losses fall between 2,261 and 3,637 sequoias with a diameter of at least four feet.
- By Compiled From N... - November 19th, 2021 1:28pm
Sequoia National Park Set To Partially Open
A small section of Sequoia National Park, which has been closed since mid-September by wildfires, is set to reopen Thursday.
- By Compiled From N... - November 10th, 2021 12:04pm
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