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2010

December

• Piute Mountains Travel Management Plan Collaborative Meeting - (12/20)

November

• Smokey Bear honored in Lake Isabella Christmas Parade - 11/30
• Winter Storms Force Seasonal Closures On High Elevation Forest Roads - 11/24
• Resource Advisory Council Call for Proposals in January - 11/23
• Breckenridge Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Proposed Project Field Trip (11/8)
• Forest Service Extinguishes Human Caused Fire at Rogers Camp (11/4)
• Forest Service Extends Giant Sequoia National Monument Comment Period 30-days (11/3)

October

• Training the Next Generation to Care for the Environment (10/29)
• Kern River Ranger District, Winter Visitor Information Hours (10/29)
• Firefighters Jump on Brisk Weather Fire (10/26)
• Repairs Begin on Last Chance Road (10/22)
• Prescribed Burning Begins on the Hume Lake Ranger District (10/22)
• Burning in the Ponderosa Area Postponed (10/18)
• Resource Advisory Council Meets to Review Process (10/18)
• Southern California Edison Proposes Improvements to Lower Tule River Hydroelectric Facilities (10/18)
• Public Workshop Scheduled in Kernville for Giant Sequoia National Monument (10/14)
• Public Workshop Announced for Piute Travel Management Plan (10/13)
• French Meadow Closure Extended (10/8)
• Sheep Fire Spreads Through Giant Sequoia Grove (10/7)
• Prescribed Burning Begins in the Giant Sequoia National Monument (10/7)
• Area Closure Lifted on Sheep Fire Complex (10/7)
• Isabella Lake Auxiliary Dam Left Abutment Project Draft Environment Assessment (EA) is now available for public comment (10/6)
• Meeting Set for the Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan Science Review Panel (10/5)
• Valve Replacement Needed for Hume Lake (10/1)
• U.S. Forest Service Hosts Additional Public Workshops For Giant Sequoia National Monument (10/1)
• Visitor Use Survey Begins Friday on the Sequoia National Forest (10/1)

September

• Canyon Fire Interior Smokes Continue (9/27)
• After the Canyon Fire… Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER TEAMS) (9/25)
• Hunters Advised of Area Closure on the Hume Lake Ranger District (9/20)
• Canyon Fire Firefighters Donate To Local Residents (9/20)
• Canyon Fire Contained (9/20)
• GSNM Draft Statements Released… What This Means To You (9/16)
• Public Workshop Announced for Piute Travel Management Plan (9/15)
• Canyon Fire Community Meeting (9/14)
• Maggie Fire Continues To Burn Above Springville (9/14)
• Update Information On Canyon Fire Evacuations (9/13)
• Dedication of Outdoor Information Kiosk Planned for Monday (9/8)
• Deer Creek Road Repair Project Decided (9/8)
• Area Closure Due to Sheep Fire (9/3)
• MyForest Summit - Connecting Youth to the Outdoors (9/3)
• Preliminary Environmental Assessment Released (9/1)

August

• Resource Advisory Council to Accept Project Proposals (8/31)
• Seasonal Camp Closures (8/31)
• Service First Electronic Touch Screen Kiosk Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (8/26)
• Lightning Fires Ignite Interagency Fire Response (8/26)
• Kern River Ranger District Thanks The Residents of the Kern River Valley (8/26)
• Public Meeting Set to Discuss Recreation Along Tule River (8/24)
• Forest Service to Begin Prescribed Burning on the West Plateau (8/20)
• Labor Day Weekend Open House and Barbecue at Buck Rock Lookout (8/20)
• U.S. Forest Service Hosts Public Workshops For Giant Sequoia National Monument (8/16)
• After the Fire… Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER TEAMS) (8/16)
• Road Repairs to Sherman Pass (8/13)
• Waiving Fees for Back to School Season (8/13)
• Local Resource Advisory Committee To Meet (8/12)
• Firefighters Donate Food (8/9)
• Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan Available for 90-day Comment Period (8/5)
• Maggie Fire Above Springville Continues To Burn (8/4)
• “Explore The Night Skies Over Lake Isabella” At Tillie Creek Campground (8/4)

July

• Interpretive Planning on the Sequoia (7/29)
• KSEE-TV 24 Fresno video featuring Forest Supervisor Tina Terrell (7/23)
• All Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Open for the Season (7/22)
• Ponderosa Project Helps Protect Community (7/22)
• Recent Fire Discovered Above Springville (7/21)
• Thunderstorm Activity Results in Several Lightning Caused Fires (7/20)
• Local Resource Advisory Committee To Meet (7/13)
• Fee Revenues Make A Difference (7/9)
• Local Firefighters Get The Jump On Early Evening Fire (7/7)
• Tule River Reservation Project Update (7/2)
• Deer Creek Road Project EA Public Meeting Set (7/1)

June

• Recreation Improvements Enhance Sequoia Visitors (6/30)
• Interpretive Walks Offered At Trail Of 100 Giants (6/29)
• Fourth of July Weekend Fireworks (6/28)
• Upper Kern Clean Up Day (6/18)
• Domestic Cooperative Agreement between the Kern River Valley Fire Safe Council and the USDA Forest Service (6/10)
• Local Firefighters Get The Jump On Early Evening Fire (6/8)
• Belknap Campground Re-Opened (6/7)
• River Clean-Up Needs Volunteers (6/4)
• Service Announces Fee Waiver Dates (6/2)
• Red Mountain Fire Research Field Trip (6/2)

May

• Kern and Tulare Counties Resouce Advisory Commmitte Meeting Dates Set (5/28)
• Public Comment Period Open for Revised Ice Timber Sale (5/28)
• Volunteer Efforts Needed for Tule River Protection (5/27)
• Giant Sequoia National Monument Recreation Update for Memorial Day Weekend (5/24)
• Forest Service Welcomes Memorial Day Visitors (5/21)
• Logging Activity Begins on the Piute Fire Roadside Hazard Sale (5/21)
• 2nd Annual Sporting Clay-Shoot Fundraiser At The Heart Of Local Wildland Firefighters (5/21)
• Final Year Of Planting For McNally Fire, Start Of Piute Fire Reforestation Effort (5/20)
• Upcoming Projects On The Hume Lake Ranger District (5/18)
• Upper Grouse Valley Cabin Rentals (5/18)
• Efforts To Improve Forest Health (5/14)
• Local Resource Advisory Committee To Meet (5/14)
• Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at Hume Lake and Grant Grove (5/12)
• Pacific Crest Trail Closure Rescinded (5/10)
• Forest Service Announces Release Of Action Plan For Upper Kern River (5/10)
• Pacific Crest Trail Temporary Closure (5/7)
• Sheriff Activities League (SAL) Teams up a Second Time with Forest Service (5/7)

April

• Removal of Lake Isabella Water Tower (4/30)
• Sequoia Officials Announce Piute Fire Restoration Record of Decision (4/29)
• Kern and Tulare Counties Resource Advisory Commmittee Meeting Date Set (4/29)
• Backcountry Horsemen of California (4/29)
• Scouting Project Proves a Win-Win Situation For Scouts and Forest Service (4/16)
• Winter is No “Off Season” for these Federal Wildland Firefighters (4/16)
• Emergency Vehicle Operating Course (4/15)
• Forest Service Seeks Public Comment on Boat Launch Facilities Grant Proposal (4/13)
• Hazardous Fuels Reduction Work Continues Above Springville (4/7)

March

• Give the Gift of the Outdoors - Big Meadows Volunteers Needed! (3/31)
• Woodcutting Permits Available (3/16)
• Sheriff’s Activity League Youths Team up with the Kernville Chamber of Commerce and the Forest Service for Community Work (3/12)
• First Graders Learn Fire Safety (3/9)
• Camping Areas Open For Fishing Derby (3/5)

February

• Volunteering with the High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew (Jan Op-Ed)
• Forest Service Seeks Public Comment On Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Grant Application (2/19)
• Forest Service Proposes To Improve Water Storage Facilities At Lake Isabella (2/19)
• Giant Sequoia National Monument A Winter Wonderland! (2/17)
• United States Army Corp of Engineers to publish a Notice of Intent to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Isabella Dam Safety Assurance Program (2/5)
• Forest Service Grooms Kern Plateau Over-Snow Vehicle (OSV) Trails (2/5)
• Southern California Edison Proposes Improvements On Borel Canal Hydroelectric Facilities (2/5)
• Repair And Maintenance Work Proposed For The Pacific Crest Trail Bridge (2/1)

January

• Profanity Flume Fish Rescue Facility Project (1/29)
• Forest Service To Begin Campground Hazard Reduction Burn Projects (1/29)
• Forest Service Prepares For The Lake Isabella Fishing Derby (1/28)
• Preschoolers Learn To Stop Drop And Roll (1/27)

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