Porterville, CA., September 15, 2023 – California’s gray wolf population vanished in the early 1900s during a nationwide eradication effort. In the 2000s, a handful made their way from Canada into Oregon, and in 2011, OR-7 (an adult male), who was part of the northeastern Oregon Imnaha pack, crossed the border into California. Since then, the […]
Sequoia National Forest
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Washington native offers a sign of renewed hope for Giant Sequoia National Monument
November 8, 2021 – Letter of hope from Washington state native Susan (Sue) Pace to the Sequoia National Forest – October 9, 2021: “Almost four years ago, my husband was given five sequoia seeds by a friend, and he soaked them and then planted the one seed that sprouted. A year later, my husband collapsed […]
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Eighth-grade students aid Sequoia National Forest Ecological Restoration, plant nearly 100 trees as community project
PORTERVILLE, Calif., May 4, 2021— Eighth-grade students Grace Carino, Danny Rodriguez, Sofia Craven, and Ashea Lucero from Summit Charter Intermediate Academy (SCIA) recently planted nearly 100 seedlings in the Sequoia National Forest. According to Grace Carino, part of the school curriculum included an International Baccalaureate (IB) community project to help or better the community. “It […]
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Winter storm results in 120 Forest visitors and Resort staff snowbound at Montecito Lake Resort
PORTERVILLE, CA, February 8, 2019 – Recent winter storms across the Sierra Nevada released heavy snow across the Sequoia National Forest, resulting in over 120 visitors and Resort staff snowbound at the Montecito Lake Resort. The Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks entered Unified Command Wednesday, deploying heavy equipment and crews […]