With an active fire and fuels management program, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks are one of the premiere places to observe natural fire and prescribed fire in action. Click here to read current fire news or here to learn more about fire's role in the Sierra Nevada.
Visitors to the parks should be prepared to see fire and smoke at any time.
Did You Know? Fire is an essential part of Sierra forest ecology. Plants and animals have adapted to the periodic, low-intensity fires that naturally occur here. In fact, sequoias need fire to open their cones and release the seeds, and to leave cleared beds of ash where they sprout and grow best. more...
