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Come Celebrate With Us!
The Sequoia National Forest Centennial
Celebrating a Century of Service, 1905 - 2005

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WILDERNESS

 

Wild and Scenic Rivers

Sections of the Kings and Kern rivers, totaling 110 miles, have been designated as wild and scenic.  For more information on the designation, see www.nps.gov/rivers/about.html.  

For specifics on the designated areas of the Kern and Kings, see the wild and scenic river plans for each.  For general information on the two rivers, see our Wild and Scenic Rivers page.

Wilderness

Six designated wildernesses ( 1978 Golden Trout, 1984 Monarch, Jennie Lakes, and South Sierra, 1964 Dome Land, and 1994 Kiavah) are located on the Sequoia, many of which are jointly managed with other forests or BLM.  The Leave No Trace ethic is critical to communicate to users, in order to preserve the wilderness qualities of these areas. For more information on wilderness, see the following websites:

www.wilderness.net/index
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/recreation/wilderness.html
www.SierraNevadaWild.gov

Wildlife

The Sequoia is home to 339 species of vertebrates, 60 of which are game species.  The forest's ecosystems provide a large variety of habitats necessary to support the wildlife.  Fishing and hunting are popular recreation activities, as well as non-consumptive activities of bird and wildlife watching and photography.  For more information, see the following websites:

www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/wildlife/index,
www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/species

California condor, California spotted owl, Pacific fisher, marten, and goshawk are a few of the subjects for wildlife stories to be told.  The Little Kern golden trout is a federally listed threatened species, located primarily in the Golden Trout Wilderness.  See www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/t_e_spp/ann_te_rpt.

The Sequoia's fisheries offer recreation and sport fishing opportunities to many visitors.  The state operates a fish hatchery on the Upper Kern River outside of Kernville.  For more information, see www.dfg.ca.gov.  The facility is open to the public, with exhibits, a small museum, and hatchery tours.  A non-profit organization, "Friends of the Hatchery," focuses its attention on public education.  For more information, see www.friendsofthehatchery.org.

The Kern River is the home of three California native trout: the California golden trout, the Kern River rainbow trout, and the Little Kern golden trout.  For more information, see www.dfg.ca.gov/fishing/html/WildAndHeritageTrout/WHTrout_0.htm

Want to Know More? Check out our Timeline Panels (pdf format)
Beginning 1850 - 1904	Early Forest Service 1905 - 1909	Custodial 1910 - 1932	Depression 1933 - 1940	War Years 1941 - 1945
Post War 1946 - 1959	Multiple Use 1960 - 1969	Public Participation 1970 - 1992	Ecosystem 1993 - 2005	Future

 

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