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News Releases

2008

SEPTEMBER

• California's "Golden Trout" New Kiosk on the Sequoia National Forest (9/8)
• Scout Troop And Trout Unlimited Team Up To Provide Golden Trout Kiosk At Blackrock Forest Service Station (9/5)
• Fairview Bridge Will Close To Undergo Repairs (9/5)
• Two additional speakers for the Southern Sierra Science Symposium planned for Visalia(9/3)

AUGUST

• Recreation Update for Labor Day Weekend (8/29)
• Piute Mountains Closed to Woodcutting (8/22)
• 10th Annual Celebrate Sequoias Event Saturday September 6th (8/20)
• Southern Sierra Science Symposium planned for Visalia (8/19)
• Motor Vehicle Restrictions in the Piute Area (8/15)
• Wild & Scenic Kern River Benefits from Scout Clean-Up Event (8/12)
• Operation LOCCUST (8/5)

JULY

• North Fork Kern WSR Campfire set back Order (7/16)
• South Fork Kern WSR Campfire set back Order (7/16)
• Recent Thunderstorm Activity Results in Lightning Fires (7/11)
• Hot weather to return to the Central California Interior (7/6)
• Hot weather to return to the Central California Interior (7/4)
• Fireworks Not A Welcome Sight In Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest High Fire Danger - Fire Restrictions Go Into Effect (7/3)
• Fireworks Banned Fire Restrictions Go into Effect (7/3)
• Fire Restrictions In Place (7/2)
• July 4th and Centennial Celebration at Buck Rock Lookout (7/2)

Fire Updates

Piute Fire

• Closure Order and Map (7/26)
• Piute Fire Update (7/25)
• Piute Fire Burned Area Emergency Response Team Arrives (7/22)
• Final Piute Update (7/17)
• Piute Update (7/16)
• Piute Update (7/15)
• Piute Flash Flood Warning & Recommended Evacuation Notice (7/14)
• Piute Update (7/14)
• Piute Update (7/13)
• Flash Flood Warning (7/13)
• Piute Fire Update (7/12)
• Flash Flood Warning Lifted (7/12)
• Flash Flood - Where to Go (7/12)
• Flash Flood Warning (7/12)
• Piute Public Meeting 7-12
• Piute Update (7/11)
• Precautionary Evacuation Order Lifted (7/10)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/10)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/9)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/8)
• Public Meeting 7/8 (7/8)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/8)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/7)
• Piute Fire Evacuation Notice (7/7)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/7)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/6)
• Public Meeting Flyer
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/6)
• New Precautionary Evacuation Order (7/5)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/5)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/5)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/4)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/4)
• Piute Update - Evacuation Procedures (7/3)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/3)
• Public Meeting to Be Held 7/3 (7/2)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/3)
• Piute Shelter Update - 7/2/08 (7/2)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/2)
• Piute Fire Update - evening (7/1)
• Piute Fire Update - morning (7/1)

 

Clover Fire

• Clover Fire Update (7/1)
• Clover Fire Update (7/9)
• Clover Fire Update (7/8)
• Clover Fire Update (7/7)
• Clover Fire Update (7/6)
• Clover Fire Update (7/5)
• Clover Fire Update (7/4)
• Clover Fire Update (7/3)
• Clover Fire Update (7/2)
• Clover Fire Update (7/1)

JUNE

Fire Updates

• Piute Fire Update (6/30)
• Clover Update (6/30)
• Piute Fire - Evening Update (6/29)
• Piute Fire - Afternoon Update (6/29)
• Air Quality Alert (6/29)
• Twin Oaks Fire (6/29)
• Clover Fire Update (6/29)
• Air Stagnation Advisory Lifted (6/29)
• Clover Fire Update (6/28)
• Air Stagnation Advisory (6/27)
• Two Fire Teams Manage the Clover Fire (6/26)
• Clover Fire Update 6/26/08 (6/26)
• Clover Fire Update 6/25/08 (6/25)
• Clover Fire Update 6/24/08 (6/24)
• Clover Fire Update 6/22/08 (6/22)
• Media Alert - Clover Fire (6/21)
• Clover Fire pushes East towards the Pacific Crest Trail (6/20)

Other June News

• Wishon Cabin Honored (6/29)
• Come Celebrate our Centennial at the Western Divide Ranger District (6/27)
• Learn About the Successful Big Meadows Restoration Project (6/26)
• One Lane Traffic Control in Kern River Canyon (6/22)
• Firefighters Get the Jump On Lower Kern Canyon Fire (6/20)
• Firing Operations Help Secure Southwest Corner of the Fire (6/20)
• Continued Dry Conditions and Afternoon Winds Spur Clover Fire Management Actions (6/18)
• Fire Behavior Scientists Install Monitoring Instruments on the Clover Fire (6/17)
• Four-legged forces assist firefighters on the Clover Fire (6/16)
• Fire Crews Keeping Pace with the Clover Fire Spread (6/15)
• Clover Fire One More Piece to Natures Puzzle (6/14)
• Diminished winds keep fire activity low (6/13)
• Crews Manage Spot Fire and Hikers Find Alternative Trails(6/12)
• Rocky Fire (6/11)
• Clover Fire Update (6/11)
• Clover Fire Holds and Team Arrives (6/11)
• Clover Fire Use Fire Update (6/9)
• Richbar Fire Contained (6/9)
• Local Fire Under Investigation (6/7)
• Clover Fire Transitions to a Fire-Use Fire (6/5)
• "Clover" Fire in the South Sierra Wilderness calls for temporary trail closure (6/1)

MAY

• Giant Sequoia National Monument Recreation Update for Memorial Day Weekend (5/21)
• Fire Officials Announce 2008 Fire Season (5/14)
• Public Workshops Scheduled to Discuss Proposed New Recreation Fees (5/9)
• Motocross/Grand Prix Event Draws a crowd at Cyrus Canyon (5/8)
• Clear Creek Revised Environmental Document Available for 30-day Public Comment (5/1)

APRIL

• Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at Hume Lake (4/28)
• Sequoia Workshop Scheduled for Stewardship Fireshed Assessment (4/25)
• Spillway Fire Under Investigation (4/18)
• Grants Awarded for Restoring the Tule River Corridor (4/16)
• Local Student Community Service Program Celebrates 15 Years! (4/14)
• Sequoia Workshops Scheduled to Discuss Recreation Facility Analysis 5-Year Program of Work (4/11)
• Seasonal Closure Protects Peregrine Falcons (4/8)

MARCH

• Forest Service To begin prescribed Burning Projects (3/20)
• Woodcutting Permits Available (3/17)
• Proposed Land Exchange (3/11)
• Fire Crews Gear Up For the 2008 Wildland Fire Season (3/7)
• Woodcutting Permits Available (3/4)
• Message from Forest Supervisor, Tina Terrell

FEBRUARY

• Four Federal Agencies Combine Research Efforts To Manage the Southern Sierra Nevada (2/26)
• Prescribed Burning Begins Around Camp Nelson (2/26)
• Third Public Meeting for the New Giant Sequoia National Monument Management Plan (2/25)
• Cyrus Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Track Receives Improvements (2/25)
• Forest Service Holds Workshop For Business Owners (2/12)
• Public Workshops Scheduled To Discuss Recreation Pass System (2/8)

   

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