Sequoia & Kings Canyon News
October 27, 2009, 2:26 pm
The National Park Service wants to poison trout in some
high-country lakes and streams to save a native species of frog. But
some outdoor and environmental groups are worried. The trout
were planted years ago by wildlife agencies in the Sequoia and Kings
Canyon national parks. They eat mountain yellow-legged frogs,
contributing to a 90% decline in the species throughout the Sierra.A
preliminary project to eradicate trout from 11 lakes in the two parks
since 2001 has yielded dramatic results: Yellow-legged frogs have made
spectacular rebounds at these lakes.
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October 6, 2009, 4:00 pm
The National Park Service Monday named Jeff Bradybaugh, a 27-year veteran of the agency, as acting superintendent of Sequoia and King Canyon national parks. Bradybaugh comes from the top post at Grand Canyon-Parashant National
Monument in Arizona, where he served for three and a half years.
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September 28, 2009, 3:00 pm
One hundred and fifty years of newspapers contain stories large and
small about the achievements, failures and foibles of the people of a
region.
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September 14, 2009, 2:17 pm
It was a small mistake, one that the campers would laugh about and remedy the next day with a trip to the store.Someone
in the party of 40 people from Southern California had left the door to
their campsite's bear-proof food locker open overnight. Two bears
walked in to the site and gorged on marshmallows, potato chips, steak,
bacon, chocolate, sour cream and cheese.
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August 28, 2009, 2:17 pm
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
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August 24, 2009, 2:25 pm
After more than three decades working at more than a half-dozen national parks across the country, and the last four years at the helm of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, Superintendent Craig Axtell will
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August 12, 2009, 3:25 pm
A 19-year-old Malibu man died in a fall Monday near Tokopah Falls in Sequoia National Park.Kevin Trevor Ro
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July 9, 2009, 4:01 pm
Lantern tours of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia
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May 12, 2009, 2:34 pm
Last year was a trying time for Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave as separate incidents kept shutting it down during the tourist season: Live dynamite from the 1930s was discovered, an outdated
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March 27, 2009, 4:21 pm
When Congress created an additional 2 million acres of wilderness Wednesday, it brought to a close one of California's more memorable conservation sagas: the fight over a chiseled High Sierra valley called Mineral King.
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March 16, 2009, 3:19 pm
A bill that would have added around one million acres of land to the National Wilderness System, including 280,000 acres in California,
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February 17, 2009, 3:02 pm
These are the issues discussed at Travelingmamas.com, a smart and interesting voice in the blogosphere with tips and destinations for traveling with children.
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December 4, 2008, 7:38 pm
Sequoia National Park officials have a mystery on their hands.
An abandoned campsite complete with gear and food was discovered at an elevation above 7,000 feet near Twin Lakes. No identification from the person who set up the site has been found.
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November 24, 2008, 4:14 pm
Two Colorado State University researchers have written a playbook that fire agencies can use to effectively attack the massive wildfires that plague the country, particularly in the western United States.
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November 10, 2008, 3:42 pm
A weak storm may bring a dusting of snow to the upper elevations in Tulare County.
The National Weather Service is expecting snow for the mountains above 9,000 feet on Saturday night, with the snow level dropping to 7,000 feet early Sunday morning.
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