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Planned Projects

The fire and fuels management program at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks tries to protect ecosystems and communities. This important work is accomplished by restoring fire's natural role in the environment and by reducing hazardous fuels.

Each year, managers prepare an Annual Fuels Treatment Plan that lists all the approved prescribed burns and mechanical fuel reduction projects that will help the parks accomplish goals.

If you are visiting the parks, be aware that fire and smoke can be present at any time. Since the execution of burns depends on air quality, local fire activity, fuel moistures, and weather, the times listed here are estimates only.

Fuels Projects Tables

The table below identifies the planned projects for Calendar Year 2016 and their status. There are 11 projects totaling over 2,661 acres. This list is only a guide. It will be updated as projects are completed and/or changed.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Ash Mountain (10)	Ash Mountain	Burn	25	May / June
Marble Fork (9)	Upper Sherman	Burn	51	June
Grant Grove (5)	Goliath	Burn	769	June
Grant Grove (3)	Wilsonia	Mechanical	36	July / August
Marble Fork (8)	Lodgepole\Wuksachi	Mechanical	55	July / August
Grant Grove (4)	Sequoia Creek	Burn	262	September
North Fork (6)	Dorst	Burn	195	September
Marble Fork (7)	Halstead segment A	Burn	686	October
Mineral King (11)	Deadwood	Burn	265	October
Cedar Grove (2)	Lewis Camp	Burn	56	November
Cedar Grove (1)	Bubbs	Burn	261	November

Click MAP for a general map showing 2016 project locations. The number next to the location above corresponds to number on the map.

The table below identifies the completed projects for Calendar Year 2015 and their status. There were 8 projects totaling 208.5 acres.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Ash Mtn.	Ash Mountain	Burn	23	Completed June 6, 2015
Ash Mtn.	Hospital Rock	Burn	2	Completed June 6, 2015
Marble Fork	Sunset Rock	Burn	78	Completed June 24, 2015
Grant Grove	Grant Grove	Mechanical	49	Completed July 17, 2015
Grant Grove	Wilsonia	Mechanical	30	Completed July 20, 2015
East Fork	Lookout	Mechanical	2	Completed September 4, 2015
East Fork	Pile Burn Ops	Burn	2	Completed November 11, 2015
Grant Grove	Pile Burn Ops	Burn	22.5	Completed December 17, 2015

MAP Click here for a general map showing 2015 project locations.