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 2020 and their status.There were 8 projects planned totaling over 3,000 acres but only 2 projects completed.

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

The table below identifies the planned projects for Calendar Year 2021 and their status.There are 9 projects planned totaling over 3,183 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	Ash Mountain	Manual	58	Throughout 2021
Ash Mountain	Ash Mountain	Burn / Manual	40	Completed
Giant Forest	Tharp's Log	Burn	471	Summer or Fall
Giant Forest	Hazelwood	Burn	277	Summer or Fall
Lodgepole	Lodgepole	Manual	39	July - October
Grant Grove	Big Stump	Manual	133	July - December
Grant Grove	Park Ridge	Burn	560	Summer or Fall
Lost Grove	Lost Grove	Burn	669	Fall
Mineral King	Deer Creek	Burn	941	Late Fall

Map showing general project locations for 2021 will be forthcoming.