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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 accomplished projects for Calendar Year 2017 and their status. There were 5 projects totaling 658 acres.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Cedar Grove (1,2,3)	Cedar East	Burn	371	Oct 20, 2017
Cedar Grove (4)	Lewis Camp	Burn	40	April 24, 2017
Ash Mountain (11)	Ash Mountain	Burn	27	June 13, 2017
Grant Grove (5)	Big Stump	Mechanical	87	Postponed
Lodgepole (7)	Wuksachi / Wolverton	Mechanical	11	Sept 22, 2017
Marble Fork (8)	Sherman A	Burn	308	Postponed
Marble Fork (9)	Upper Sherman	Burn	51	Postponed
Marble Fork (10)	Highway	Burn	133	Postponed
Grant Grove (5)	Sequoia Creek	Burn	209	Sept 27, 2017
North Fork (6)	Lost Grove	Burn	649 - 685	Postponed

MAP showing general 2017 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 2018 and their status. There are 8 projects planned totaling over 1,845 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)	Cedar East	Burn	40	April / May '18
Marble Fork (6/7)	Sherman Highway /Upper Sherman	Burn	440	April / May '18
Ash Mountain (8)	Ash Mountain	Burn	15	May / June '18
Grant Grove (3)	Big Stump	Mechanical	80	Summer '18
Marble Fork (5)	Lodgepole\Wuksachi	Mechanical	39	Summer '18
Grant Grove (2)	Park Ridge	Burn	562	Late Sept '18
North Fork (4)	Lost Grove	Burn	669	Oct / Nov '18

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