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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Community Newsletters

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks have numerous local communities as neighbors. To maintain a positive relationship with the residents nearby, the parks are committed to providing accurate and timely information about the fire and fuels management program.

Twice each year, the parks send a newsletter to every household in fourteen communities. The pre-season mailing that goes out in late spring gives detailed information about upcoming fire and fuels projects for the year. The post-season mailing in winter provides a "wrap-up" of all fire events and reports project accomplishments.

2009:    Pre-Season Newsletter  (pdf, 2,036 kb)

2008:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 1,231 kb)
            Post-Season Newsletter  (pdf 322 kb)

2007:    Post-Season Newsletter (pdf, 205 kb)

2006:     Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 318 kb)
            Post-Season Newsletter (pdf, 118 kb)

2005:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 1,160 kb) 
            Post-Season Newsletter (pdf, 95 kb)

2004:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 191 kb) 
            Post-Season Newsletter (pdf, 131 kb)

2003:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 155 kb) 
            Post-Season Newsletter (pdf, 132 kb)

2002:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 255 kb)

2001:    Pre-Season Newsletter (pdf, 190 kb)

Sequoia fire scar.  

Did You Know?
The large black areas at the base of many sequoia trees are fire scars. Even though fire may eat into the very heart of a sequoia tree, the tree can survive so long as the fire doesn't kill the living tissue all the way around the tree. Over time, the fire scars gradually heal over and disappear.

Last Updated: May 30, 2009 at 17:12 EST