Sequoia National Park

Lessons From A Previous Environmental Catastrophe

In June of 1894—125 years ago—Sequoia National Park superintendent James Parker journeyed northwards to inspect the Sierra Forest Reserve. This mountainous country (now called the Sierra National Forest) had been set aside sixteen months previously to protect its watersheds from overgrazing by sheep and over-cutting by timber interests. Parker entered a disaster zone.

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July 14th, 2019

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Road Construction Promises To Slow Travel Through Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

Visitors to Sequoia National Park in California this summer will find going slow at times as road work along the Generals Highway brings out orange cones and flaggers.

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June 28th, 2019

Body Of Missing Hiker Found On Mount Whitney In Sequoia National Park

A man who had planned a quick summit of Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park died on the mountain, according to park staff.

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June 19th, 2019

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Heavy Sierra Snow And Structure Damage Prompt Closure Of Bearpaw High Sierra Camp In Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park visitors hoping to use the Bearpaw High Sierra Camp will have to wait until 2020. Above-average snowpack has damaged the tent cabin structures and delayed access for pack animals critical for repairs and supplies, and the camp will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019 season.

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June 18th, 2019

Hard Winter Means Slow Opening Of Facilities At Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

Though a winter heavy with snow means lots of blooming wildflowers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in California, it also means there aren't a lot of campsites to pitch your tent in and rivers are running full, cold, and dangerous.

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April 22nd, 2019

Sequoia National Parks Lodgepole Campground Buried In Snow, Won't Reopen Until Late May

A winter of heavy snowfall has left the Lodgepole Campground at Sequoia National Park in California buried under so much snow that park staff don't expect it to open for the season before May 22, and then not completely.

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April 16th, 2019

Verizon Wireless Gets OK To Raise New Cell Tower At Sequoia National Park

Better cell service -- and a scraggly looking pine tree -- are coming to Sequoia National Park in California.

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April 9th, 2019

Summer Slow to Come To Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

When your snowfall through early April is more than 150 percent of normal, you know you've got a long way to go before summer. At Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in the High Sierra of California, that snowpack, and a good number of hazardous trees, means there will be some delays in opening facilities.

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April 7th, 2019

American Rivers Working With National Park Service To Restore Sierra Meadows

Wilderness areas are supposed to be off-limits to motorized vehicles and power tools. So how do you go about restoring High Sierra meadows that have been subjected to overuse by human visitors? At Sequoia National Park, crews from American Rivers are working with the National Park Service to restore impacted meadows by hand.

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March 11th, 2019

National Park Lodges That Vanished

Lodging can be hard to come by in the National Park System depending on the season you want to book a room for. It's also a little harder because some lodges have disappeared from the parks down through the decades. Do you remember the Echo Bay Resort? David and Kay Scott take a look back at some of those places.

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February 10th, 2019

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