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 |