Last updated: August 1, 2023
Place
"Meadows" wayside
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Hazelwood Nature Trail
Description of Wayside: Low-profile wayside that is 42 x 24 inches. It has a black rectangular base with two rectangular pillars supporting the wayside panel. The panel is framed in black metal. The wayside is located along the Hazelwood Nature Trail in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park.
Wayside Layout: At the top of the wayside is a thin black banner with white text. Aligned to the left is "Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park". Aligned to the right is the text "National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior," and finally the National Park Service arrowhead. The title of the wayside is below the black banner in large white font. The panel consists of a single photograph with a caption. The main text is arranged in three columns over the bottom third of the image.
Wayside Title: Meadows
Text: The meadow before you changes dramatically with the seasons. Do you see a snow-covered clearing? A wet and soggy brown field? Or a meadow knee-deep in flowers and tall grasses? In winter, deep snow blankets this landscape. As spring nears, snowmelt nourishes newly-emerging plants. By summer, grasses and flowers overtake the meadow, towering over the boggy ground. As the plants die back in fall, they decompose and provide nutrients for the next generation of vegetation. Meadows provide critical habitat for amphibians and birds. They offer a cool, shady resting place for mammals, including deer and black bears. Their flowers sustain native bee species and other insects.
Image: A field of yellow flowers bloom in daylight.
Image Caption: California coneflower (Rudbeckla californica) blooms prominently in summer.
Wayside Layout: At the top of the wayside is a thin black banner with white text. Aligned to the left is "Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park". Aligned to the right is the text "National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior," and finally the National Park Service arrowhead. The title of the wayside is below the black banner in large white font. The panel consists of a single photograph with a caption. The main text is arranged in three columns over the bottom third of the image.
Wayside Title: Meadows
Text: The meadow before you changes dramatically with the seasons. Do you see a snow-covered clearing? A wet and soggy brown field? Or a meadow knee-deep in flowers and tall grasses? In winter, deep snow blankets this landscape. As spring nears, snowmelt nourishes newly-emerging plants. By summer, grasses and flowers overtake the meadow, towering over the boggy ground. As the plants die back in fall, they decompose and provide nutrients for the next generation of vegetation. Meadows provide critical habitat for amphibians and birds. They offer a cool, shady resting place for mammals, including deer and black bears. Their flowers sustain native bee species and other insects.
Image: A field of yellow flowers bloom in daylight.
Image Caption: California coneflower (Rudbeckla californica) blooms prominently in summer.