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 2019 and their status. There were 5 projects completed totaling over 800 acres.

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	489	245 acres completed July '19. Balance completed in Fall '19
Grant Grove	Park Ridge	Burn	560	Postponed

MAP showing general 2019 project locations.

The table below identifies the planned projects for Calendar Year 2020 and their status. There are 8 projects planned totaling over 3,000 acres. This list is only a guide. It will be updated as projects are completed and/or changed.

Location	Unit Name	Type	Acres	Date
Parks Wide	Ash Mountain & Grant Grove	Mechanical	200	Throughout 2020
Ash Mountain	Ash Mountain	Burn / Mechanical	20	Spring '20
Cedar Grove	Cedar Central	Burn	244	Spring '20
Giant Forest	Tharp's Log	Burn	470	Spring, Summer, or Fall '20
Lost Grove	Lost Grove	Burn	669	Fall '20
Grant Grove	Park Ridge	Burn	562	Fall '20
Mineral King	Deer Creek	Burn	941	Fall '20