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Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest
White Fir (Abies concolor), and Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)[1]. The National Forest contains over 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of road IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) and 850 miles (1,370 km) of trails, and hosts a number of camping and recreational facilities. The forest is adjacent to Sequoia National Park. Forest headquarters are located in Porterville, California. There are local ranger district offices in Dunlap, Kernville, Lake Isabella, and Springville.[2] Sequoia was established on July 1, 1908 from a portion of Sierra National Forest. On July 1, 1915 it absorbed Kern National Forest.[3] The forest has been the scene of extensive illegal marijuana cultivation, with recent inTulare / Kern / Fresno counties, Location volvement of Mexican drug cartels. [4][5]
Sequoia National Forest California, USA Nearest city Coordinates Bakersfield, CANearest city: Bakersfield, CA
Cherry Gap Grove
Cherry Gap Grove is a small sequoia grove of
36°2′24″N 118°30′16″W / 36.04°N about thirty-five acres in Sequoia national 118.50444°W / 36.04; -118.50444Coordinates: 36°2′24″N forest; it was logged of all of its old growth 118°30′16″W / 36.04°N 118.50444°Wsequoias. / 36.04; -118.50444 1,144,235 acres (4,630.55 km²) 1908 Established: 1908 U.S. Forest Service
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Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The national forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 groves within the boundaries of the forest. The Giant Sequoia National Monument is located within the forest. Other notable features include glacier-carved landscapes and impressive granite monoliths. The forest covers 1,787.87 square miles (4,630.55 km²), and ranges in elevation from 1,000 feet (300 m) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to over 12,000 feet (3,700 m). Its Sequoia groves are part of its 196,000 acres (790 km2) of old growth, which also consists of Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi), Red Fir (Abies magnifica), Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa),
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Giant Sequoias.
Long Meadow Grove on a misty day.
References
[1] Warbington, Ralph; Beardsley, Debby (2002), 2002 Estimates of Old Growth Forests on the 18 National Forests of the Pacific Southwest Region, United States
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Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/ publications/oldgrowth/ oldgrowth2002.html [2] USFS Ranger Districts by State [3] Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United StatesPDF (341 KB), The Forest History Society [4] "Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Continues the Fight Against Illegal Marijuana Production". National Park Service. 2008-03-17. http://www.nps.gov/ seki/parknews/upload/ spring%20clean%20up.pdf.
Sequoia National Forest
[5] "Mexican cartels running pot farms in U.S. national forest". CNN. 2008-08-08. http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/08/ pot.eradication/index.html.
References
• "Sequoia National Forest". United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved August 8, 2005.
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