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 accomplished projects for Calendar Year 2018 and their status. There were 4 projects totaling 76 acres.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Cedar Grove (1)	Cedar East	Burn	40	Completed April '18
Ash Mountain (8)	Ash Mountain	Burn / Mechanical	18	Completed June '18
Grant Grove (3)	Big Stump	Mechanical	80	Postponed
Grant Grove	Wilsonia	Mechanical	15	Postponed
Marble Fork (5)	Lodgepole\Wuksachi	Mechanical	15	Summer / Fall '18
Grant Grove (2)	Park Ridge	Burn	562	Postponed
North Fork (4)	Lost Grove	Burn	669	Postponed
Marble Fork (6/7)	Sherman	Burn	3 of 488	Postponed after test fire
Cedar Grove	Cedar Central	Burn	466	Postponed

MAP showing general 2018 project locations. The number next to the location above corresponds to number on the map.

The table below identifies the planned projects for Calendar Year 2019 and their status. There are 5 projects planned totaling over 1,604 acres. This list is only a guide. It will be updated as projects are completed and/or changed.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Park Wide	Pile Burn	Burn / Mechanical	70	Februrary - April '19
Ash Mountain	Ash Mountain	Burn / Mechanical	28	Completed June '19
Cedar Grove	Cedar Central	Burn	218	Completed June '19. May complete more units in Fall '19
Marble Fork	Sherman	Burn	485	245 acres completed July '19. Balance in Fall '19
Grant Grove	Park Ridge	Burn	560	Fall '19

MAP showing general 2019 project locations.