Restoring fire to wilderness: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Fire Management Today
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Abstract

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, established in 1890, consist of 863,741 acres (349,551 ha) of Sierra Nevada foothills, mid-elevation conifer forest, and high-elevation alpine environment. The parks contain 36 giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) groves, including the largest known tree, the General Sherman. Ninety-four percent of the parklands is in designated or proposed wilderness (fig. 1), with conditions resembling roadless areas in national forests.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Restoring fire to wilderness: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Series title Fire Management Today
Volume 61
Issue 2
Year Published 2001
Language English
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Contributing office(s) Western Ecological Research Center
Description 5 p.
Larger Work Type Article
First page 24
Last page 28
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