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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sequoia National Park Sued For Release Of Records Behind Wilderness Stewardship Plan
National Park Service officials have been unobtain to produce complete records that helped them craft a Wilderness Stewardship Plan for Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, according to a lawsuit filed against the agency.
Sequoia National Park Hiker Dies In Apparent Fall From 300-Foot-Tall Waterfall
A backcountry hiker in Sequoia National Park in California, apparently trying to fill his water bottles, died when he fell from the top of a roughly 300-foot-tall waterfall along the Middle Fork Trail.
Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt National Parks Selling Park Passes Online
You can add Sequoia National Park in California and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota to the slowly growing number of parks now selling entrance passes online.
Sequoia National Park Considers Restoring Meadow In Wilderness Area
With a wetland meadow literally eroding away in Sequoia National Park, the National Park Service is asking whether wilderness restrictions should be bypassed in order to restore natural qualities to the ecosystem.
Scoping Under Way For Proposal To Resurface Generals Highway Between Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
Public input is being taken through the end of the month by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service on a plan to resurface more than 17 miles of the Generals Highway which connects Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in California.
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