SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service.
VISALIA â The coronavirus pandemic has shaken Visaliaâs travel and hospitality businesses, but the economic power of the industry is igniting a comeback as California Tourism Month begins.
The California travel industryâs underlying strength and enduring resilience aligns with California Tourism Monthâs theme, the âPower of Possibility.â This week, California also joins the U.S. Travel Association in honoring the Power of Travel for National Travel and Tourism Week.
âThe economic power of tourism in Tulare County is substantial, and represented $540.5 million in state and local tax revenue added to the local economy and supported 5,530 jobs in 2019,â said Nellie Freeborn, executive director of Visit Visalia. âWhile the industry was deeply affected in 2020, we are already beginning to see gains. Our proximity to outdoor spaces, like Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, and the appeal of the classic Road Trip, are aiding the recovery of
A giant Sequoia tree in California is still smoldering from last year s Castle Fire
Scientists and fire crews with the National Park Service (NPS) have discovered a smoldering Sequoia tree that is still burning from the 2020 Castle Fire in C.
Posted: May 6, 2021 8:38 PM
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Scientists and fire crews with the National Park Service (NPS) have discovered a smoldering Sequoia tree that is still burning from the 2020 Castle Fire in California.
The tree is located in the Board Camp Grove in Sequoia National Park, an area with no direct trail access, the NPS said in a news release. However, it may be still visible from the Ladybug Trail, NPS said.
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A burn area in Sequoia National Park is still smoldering in at least one spot nine months after it first began to burn, the National Park Service (NPS) said today.
In a press release, the NPS said that a group of scientists and fire personnel were surveying the site of the 2020 Castle Fire when they spotted a giant sequoia “smoldering and smoking” in a burned-over area known as the Board Camp Grove. According to the release, the burning sequoia is well away from firelines and trails, but is visible from the Ladybug Trail, a 7.2-mile out-and-back that leaves from the South Fork Campground at the park’s southern end.