More Than Their Names WELCOME Given the Names of These Parks, You Expect Giant Trees and You May Borrow the Park Map & Guide in Braille at Visitor Centers
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WELCOME TO SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON More than their names WELCOME Given the names of these parks, you expect giant trees and You may borrow the park map & guide in Braille at visitor centers. huge canyons — and you won’t be disappointed. Yet the whole of them is even greater than the sum of their famous parts! BIENVENUE Rising from 1300’ to 14,494’, these parks protect a spec- Une guide officielle est disponible tacular elevational range. This span from low to high means dans les centres d’information. dramatic shifts from hot foothills to shady forests to the cold High Sierra. It means extraordinarily diverse plants and animals BIENVENIDOS living in extremely varied conditions. It means steep roads and Hay un folleto en Español trails that climb mountains, and cold rivers that plunge down disponible en los centros de visita. from their heights. There is diversity, too, in the caretakers of this landscape. WILKOMMEN Bordering these two national parks is a national monument, Eine Landkarte ist auch in which is part of a national forest. A U.S. Geological Survey deutscher sprache im Besucher- Field Station conducts research here. The Sequoia Natural zentrum erhaltlich. History Association sells books and maps at visitor centers and contributes to education and research. The Sequoia Fund BENVENUTI supports significant park projects. La traduzione in lingua Italiana Other partners, public and private, cooperate with the della mappa e’ disponibile in tutti i centri di informazioni. Park Service to meet a challenging mission — providing for public enjoyment while keeping the parks unimpaired for future generations. You are an equally important partner! Experience these parks fully: Learn all you can and join in PARK, preserving them. Together we can meet this inspiring goal: FOREST, OR PHONE NUMBERS The National Park Service cares EMERGENCY — DIAL 911 MONUMENT? (no coins needed) You see signs for Sequoia and for special places saved by Kings Canyon National Parks, 24-Hour Park Information Sequoia National Forest, and 1-559-565-3341 (NPS) the American people so that Giant Sequoia National www.nps.gov/seki Monument. What is the difference National Forest Information all may experience our heritage. between these places? 1-559-338-2251 (USFS) All are on federal land. Each www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia exists to benefit society. Yet each FEES HELP YOUR PARKS! has a different history and Yosemite Information (NPS) Part of your entrance and camping fees stay in the park 1-209-372-0200 purpose. Together they www.nps.gov/yose to improve the experience here. Congress allows the parks provide a wide spectrum to invest these funds in projects that enhance visitor facilities of uses. California Road Conditions and protect park resources. National parks strive 1-800-427-7623 (Caltrans) to keep landscapes unim- Fees have paid for repairing and improving roads, camp- paired for future genera- Partners in the Parks grounds, trails, picnic areas, and restrooms. They have funded tions. They protect natural updated exhibits, improved visitor centers, and modernized and historic features while The following work together to provide this guide, first published in naturalist slide programs. offering light-on-the-land recre- 1974 as the Sequoia Bark. It is pub- ation. Park rangers work for the lished by the Sequoia Natural History ENTRANCE FEE OPTIONS: National Park Service, part of the Association (SNHA) and printed by Department of the Interior. the Selma Enterprise: • 7-day pass for Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Hume Lake National forests, managed • National Park Service (NPS) District of Sequoia National Forest (Giant Sequoia National under a “multiple use” concept, Malinee Crapsey, Editor Monument): $20 per vehicle or $10 per person on foot, bicy- provide services and commodities 1-559-565-3341 cle, motorcycle, or bus. that may include lumber, cattle www.nps.gov/seki grazing, minerals, and recreation • 12-Month Pass for Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Hume Lake with and without • Sequoia Natural History District of Sequoia National Forest (Giant Sequoia National vehicles. Forest Association (SNHA) Monument): $30 admits all passengers in a private vehicle for rangers work for the 1-559-565-3759 one year from month of purchase. U.S. Forest Service, www.sequoiahistory.org • Interagency Annual Pass: May be available starting January 1, an agency in the • Sequoia Fund Department of 1-559-739-1668 2007. Will be valid for entrance fees at Federal recreation sites Agriculture. www.sequoiafund.org including National Parks, National Forests, FWS, BLM, and Both agencies manage • Forest Service (USFS) Reclamation. Admits all passengers in a single private non-com- wilderness and other areas where 1-559-784-1500 mercial vehicle where per-vehicle fees are charged, OR the they strive for maximum protec- www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia passholder plus up to 3 persons (age 16 & older) for per-person tion of natural resources. For • Delaware North Companies fee areas, for 12 months. Not valid at Crystal Cave. The Golden example, part of Sequoia National Parks & Resorts (DNCPR) Eagle Pass and National Parks Pass will remain available until Forest has been designated Giant 1-888-252-5757 the interagency pass program begins. Sequoia National Monument to emphasize protection of sequoias. www.visitsequoia.com • Interagency Senior Pass: One-time $10 fee buys a lifetime pass • Kings Canyon Park Services (KCPS) Parks, forests, and monuments for entrance fees for U.S. citizens and permanent residents 62 may have different rules in order 1-866-KCANYON (522-6966) to meet their goals. Read “Where www.sequoia-kingscanyon.com or over. (Previously issued Golden Age passes remain valid.) • Interagency Access Pass: Free to blind or permanently dis- can I...” on the next page to check • US Geological Survey (USGS) out what activities are permitted 1-559-565-3171 abled U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Take appropriate where. Despite confusion over www.werc.usgs.gov documentation to any park visitor center. (Replaces the Golden names, we get a wide range of Page 1 illustrations ©SNHA by Rick Wheeler Access Pass; previously issued passes remain valid.) benefits from these diverse areas. 2 WINTER 2006-07 SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS Join our park partners! Learn about Sequoia Natural History Association activities and how to join this important group Activities in the insert in this newspaper. One of our most important part- ners, the SNHA makes several activities possible here in the WALKS & TALKS Free ranger-led talks or walks (including parks. Among many other pro- snowshoe walks!) may be offered at Giant Forest, Wuksachi, Grant Grove, grams, this nonprofit offers two & the Foothills, usually on weekends. Check bulletin boards and visitor cen- seasonal favorites: the winter Pear ters to see what is scheduled. Pages 8 & 9 have more details, or ask a Lake Ski Hut and the summer ranger. tours in beautiful Crystal Cave. Another group, the Sequoia VISITOR CENTERS Each one offers different exhibits to enjoy Read the insert to learn more (check out the new exhibits at the visitor center in Grant Grove). They also about the SNHA, or look them up Fund, has a long track record of sell a wide variety of books, maps, postcards, posters, and other items. at www.sequoiahistory.org. helping these parks meet the Remember: All your purchases at visitor centers help to support the parks! challenges of tight federal budg- See pages 8 and 9 for hours and locations. ets. Its mission is to find ways to do important things that the TEACHERS: BRING YOUR CLASS TO THE PARKS! th parks could not otherwise Rangers offer fun, curriculum-based programs for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6 - afford. The list of such projects grade classes in spring and fall. Topics include geology, sequoias, Native is long and always growing: Americans, and other cultural history. For details or to reserve a date for Without the Fund, there would your class, call 1-559-565-4303. be no Beetle Rock Education FIELD CLASSES & SEMINARS Center (above) and no Family See the exciting list of options for you on the back of the Sequoia Natural Nature Program in Giant Forest. History Association insert found in this paper. Other projects include sum- JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM mer staffing for bear manage- People of all ages earn a patch while learning to protect resources. Those 5 ment, restoring vegetation, and a to 8 years old earn the Jay Award. If you are 9 to 12 years old, work for a Pear Lake Ski Hut sits in a mobile exhibit about the park Raven Award. Ages 13 to 103 earn an Arrowhead Award! Purchase a Jr. granite basin high above Lodgepole, fire program. Ranger booklet in any visitor center. Follow the instructions and have fun! at 9,200 feet elevation (2804m). It is They’ve started an initiative to surrounded by glistening snow- explore the parks through art st fields, icy rock walls, and a deep 81 Annual Nation’s Christmas blue sky. Six strenuous miles on skis and develop new perspectives or snowshoes get you to its ten about the meaning of these Tree Ceremony bunk-beds and warm wood-pellet parks. A major new project will 2:30 p.m.Sunday, December 10, 2006 stove. It’s a great opportunity to place rangers in Central Valley experience the high Sierra in winter. classrooms to help teach about This ceremony, at the base of the General Grant Call 559-565-3759 for reservations science and the national parks. Tree in Grant Grove, honors those who have (required), and check the insert for Visit www.sequoiafund.org to given their lives in service to their information on winter travel semi- nars with the Sequoia Field learn more, or contact their country.