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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 2017 and their status. There are 11 projects totaling 2,200 acres. This list is only a guide. It will be updated as projects are completed and/or changed.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Cedar Grove (1,2,3)	Cedar East	Burn	553	April 2017
Cedar Grove (4)	Lewis Camp	Burn	44	April 2017
Ash Mountain (11)	Ash Mountain	Burn	25	June 2017
Grant Grove (5)	Big Stump	Mechanical	87	Summer 2017
Lodgepole (7)	Wuksachi / Wolverton	Mechanical	120	Summer 2017
Marble Fork (8)	Sherman A	Burn	308	Summer 2017
Marble Fork (9)	Upper Sherman	Burn	51	Summer 2017
Marble Fork (10)	Highway	Burn	133	Summer 2017
Grant Grove (5)	Sequoia Creek	Burn	209	Sept 2017
North Fork (6)	Lost Grove	Burn	649	Fall 2017

Click MAP for a general map showing 2017 project locations. The number next to the location above corresponds to number on the map.

The table below identifies the accomplished projects for Calendar Year 2016 and their status. There were 11 projects planned and 9 completed totaling over 1,409 acres

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Ash Mountain (10)	Ash Mountain	Mechanical	8	6/17/2016
Marble Fork (9)	Upper Sherman	Burn	51	Postponed
Grant Grove (5)	Goliath	Burn	831	6/17/2016
Grant Grove (3)	Wilsonia	Mechanical	38	7/4/2016
Marble Fork (8)	Lodgepole\Wuksachi	Mechanical	5	9/6/2016
Grant Grove (4)	Sequoia Creek	Burn	262	Postponed
North Fork (6)	Dorst	Burn	191	10/13/2016
Marble Fork (7)	Halstead segment A	Burn	686	Postponed
Mineral King (11)	Deadwood	Burn	278	11/12/2016
Cedar Grove (2)	Lewis Camp	Burn	56	Postponed
Cedar Grove (1)	Bubbs	Burn	261	Postponed
Cedar Grove	Cedar Grove Housing	Mechanical	10	7/15/2016
Grant Grove	Grant Grove Piles	Mechanical	46	11/4/2016

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