Sequoia National Forest

Newsroom - 2011

Sequoia News Feed

News Releases

2011

December

• No Fireworks on Forest Land (12/22)
• FS Approves Project on Sirretta Road and Sherman Pass (12/20)
• Maintenance Proposed for Big Meadow Campground (12/12)
• Forest Plans to Repair Trail of 100 Giants and Needles Lookout (12/9)

November

• Kern River District Youth Outreach to be Recognized in Sacramento (11/23)
• 3B's Scoping: Black Gulch, Borel, and Boulder (11/08)
• Veterans Day Weekend Standard Amenity Fees Waived (11/08)
• US Forest Service Welcomes More California Jobs Under New Ski Legislation (11/08)
• Prescribed Burning Begins Along Highway 180 (11/02)

October

• Kern and Tulare County Resource Advisory Committee (10/28)
• Forest Service To Begin Fuels Reduction Projects (10/13)

September

• Giant Sequoia Tree Falls, Forces Closure of Trail of 100 Giants (9/30)
• Breckenridge Grazing Decision Signed (9/30)
• Prescribed Burning Begins Around Hume Lake (9/30)
• Lightning Storm Starts Several New Fires in the Golden Trout Wilderness (9/27)
• National Public Lands Day Standard Ammenity Fees Waived (9/23)
• Local Forest Service Offices Preparing for Winter Hours (9/19)
• Trail to Farewell Gap Reopens (9/15)
• Breckenridge Complex Fire (9/13)
• Porterville Organized Crews Called to Duty (9/9)
• Opportunity at Trail of 100 Giants (9/8)
• Forest Service Firefighters Access "Willows Fire" By Boat and Air (9/6)

August

• New Funding for Forest Service Managed Boat Launch Facilities Approved (8/31)
• Future of Needles Fire Lookout Pending (8/26)
• Trails to Maggie and Coyote Lakes Reopen (8/26)
• A Great Vacation Value: Sequoia National Forest (8/25)
• Forest Supervisor Selected for Sequoia National Forest (8/15)
• Lion Fire Spreads to 20,166 Acres (8/9)
• Wildfire Management in the Golden Trout Wilderness (8/9)
• Firefighters Make Progress on Lion Fire (8/4)
• Rain Slows Growth of Lion Wildfire (8/1)

July

• Excellent Progress Made on Containment of the Lion Wildfire (7/30)
• Lion Fire Continues to Grow With Containment Efforts Underway (7/26)
• Area Closure in Sequoia National Park for Lion Wildfire (7/25)
• Aerial Ignitions Underway for Lion Wildfire (7/24)
• Historic Cabin Discovered on Lion Wildfire (7/24)
• Area Closure in Effect Due to Lion Fire (7/22)
• Lion Wildfire Update, Public Meeting Planned In Kernville (7/22)
• Lion Fire Update (7/19)
• "Lion Fire" Managed in Wilderness (7/15)
• Trees, Rocks and Erosion - Trail Blazing Work for Forest Trail Crews (7/8)

May

• Forest Service Completes 2010-2011 Snow Surveys (5/2)

January

• Penny Pines Program (1/13)

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