A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in an area of Sequoia National Park burned by one of the huge wildfires that scorched California last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The cause of the tree fire appears to be the 2020 Castle Fire, the service said...
Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air
Yosemite is the latest national park to close over smoke impacts and hazardous air quality. The iconic park joins Sequoia and Kings Canyon on the list of recreation spots that have shut their gates in recent days. The Forest Service had already announced the extension a temporary closure of all eighteen...
Sequoia Complex Fire Grows to 114,320 Acres, Threatens Tulare County Communities
The Sequoia Complex Fire has grown to 107,101 acres, with 12% containment, and continues to threaten the Tulare County community of Springville, as well as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, officials said Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, the size of the fire was updated to 114,320 acres. In addition, the...
Wildfires Force Temporary Closures of Southern, Sierra Nevada National Forests
The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday afternoon that it is temporarily closing the Southern and Sierra Nevada National Forests in California because of the rapidly expanding wildfires. The temporary closures became effective at 5 p.m. Monday. Randy Moore, the regional forester, said in a social media video that the closures were...
California Condors Soar Again At Sequoia After Nearly 50 Years
Several iconic California condors have returned to the majestic trees and cliffs of Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years. Some of the endangered condors, which are reclaiming their historic habitat, were spotted atop the 6,725-foot granite dome of Moro Rock in late May, the National...
Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Removing Mentions of Robert E. Lee
The Robert E. Lee Tree is unmarked, without a sign to designate it by name, in Kings Canyon National Park's Grant Grove. But the General Lee Tree in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park has a sign at its base. Now, the names of these trees may only live as...
Woman Found in Sequoia Wilderness After Spelling S-O-S With Rocks
A woman who vanished on a visit to Sequoia National Park was spotted by a low-flying aircraft rescue crew after she spelled S-O-S with rocks in a forest clearing, authorities said Tuesday. Mary Joanna Gomez of Jackson, Mississippi, was cold, thirsty and hungry but otherwise in good health when she...
Celebrate Sequoia National Park's 129th Birthday With a Visit
"Big" is the word that comes to mind for Sequoia National Park, which was established 129 years ago on Sept. 25, 1890. Big trees and big canyons dominate the park, as well as its jointly administered neighbor, Kings Canyon National Park, which was established in 1940. Together, the two Central...
Check Out This Bucket List of California Road Trips
Visit California, otherwise known as the state Travel and Tourism Commission, has curated 12 road trips through the Golden State. "Endless sunshine, amazing cities, best-in-class theme parks, incredible natural treasures — no matter what you want to do and see on your next vacation, California has it," the commission boasts....
Grizzly Bears in California? The Dream Lives.
In 2014, an environmental group began a "Bring Back the Bears" petition drive in California that has attracted almost 20,000 signatures. Additionally, research shows that a section along the crest of the Sierra could support between 48 and 108 grizzly bears. State Fish & Wildlife Opposes Grizzly Reintroduction But the California...