Prescribed Burning Begins in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

Barry Caplan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:09 +0000

For Immediate Release

Prescribed Burning Begins in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

SPRINGVILLE, CA – Sequoia National Forest personnel are starting their fall prescribed burning in the Western Divide Ranger District, Giant Sequoia National Monument
this week. With the recent storm in the area, weather and smoke conditions are predicted to be favorable for burning and fire crews are available to conduct the burns. As weather conditions and smoke dispersal allows, burning will continue through April of 2010.

Four areas are targeted to burn near the White River Summer Home Tract, and the communities of Camp Nelson, Ponderosa, and Sugarloaf. There are several hundred acres of piles of small trees, brush, and limbs that were created from community wildfire protection projects. The projects will result in reduced risk of
wildfire, helping protect the adjacent communities.

When the burning is completed, the piles themselves may not be entirely consumed in the fire. (...)
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Public Says No More Closures

Barry Caplan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:31:46 +0000

The meeting room was filed to overflowing last night, more chairs set up and another section opened up as over 200 people poured into the Senior Center for the Forest Service meeting discussing the future of access around Lake Isabella and the surrounding mountains.

Forest Supervisor Tina Terrel opened the meeting and asked if the public had any questions. It was soon apparent the public could spend the two and a half hours the Sequoia Forest had allotted for the meeting just with questions and comments.

The audience were polite, but insistent the Sequoia Forest Service stop limiting public access.

Sequoia Forest ID Team Leader Chris Sanders made a powerpoint presentation during which many in the audience called out stop closing our public lands.

Supervisor Terrel stated this is just the “starting point” for their plan, but in reality this is the last opportunity the public will have to make a comment and from those comments the Forest Service will finalize their plan in just two months.

The public comment deadline is 3/31/09 leaving the public seven days to read the 600 page DIES plan, unless the Forest Service extends the deadline.

Hands flew up when the floor was again opened for questions

Many asked why are you closing our public lands? Another stated, you have never done anything to improve

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Prescribed Burning Begins in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

Public Says No More Closures