Sequoia National Forest
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Sequoia National Forest
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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| location | California , United States | |
| surface | 4,829.17 km² | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 2 ′ N , 118 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| Sea level | from 300 m to 3700 m | |
| Setup date | July 1, 1908 | |
The Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada in the state of California in the United States . The national forest is named after the giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) that grow in 38 different groves within the forest area.
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is located in the national forest. Other notable features are glacial landscapes and granite monoliths . The Needles are a series of granite towers on a thin ridge above the Kern River . The forest administration is located in the city of Porterville . There are local ranger district offices in Dunlap , Kernville , Lake Isabella, and Springville .
geography
The Sequoia National Forest covers an area of 4829.17 km² (1193.315 acres ) and lies at altitudes of 300 m in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to over 3700 m . Most of the reserve is located in Tulare and Kern Counties and a separate portion in Fresno County .
Almost all of the Sierra Nevada is federally owned. The Sequoia National Forest covers the southwest of the mountain range, unless it is designated as a further protected area. The National Forest encloses the Sequoia National Park and comprises a sub-area that lies between the Sequoia National Park and the Kings Canyon National Park . It borders the Inyo National Forest to the east, beyond the main Sierra Ridge, and the Sierra National Forest to the north .
There are six wilderness areas in the Sequoia National Forest. Some are only partially in the area of the national forest and extend into neighboring national forests. Two wilderness areas are also partially on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management . The protected areas are:
- Domeland Wilderness
- Golden Trout Wilderness (mostly in the Inyo National Forest )
- Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- Kiavah Wilderness
- Monarch Wilderness (partly in the Sierra National Forest )
- South Sierra Wilderness (mostly in the Inyo National Forest)
Ecosystems
The giant sequoia groves cover part of the approximately 790 km² of untouched forest. The following other tree species grow in the national forest:
Recreation
The National Forest has over 4,000 miles of roads and 1,370 miles of hiking trails and is home to a number of camping and recreational facilities. The forest borders the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
history
The Sequoia National Forest was established on July 1, 1908 from part of the Sierra Forest Reserve . On March 2, 1909, Theodore Roosevelt added land by presidential proclamation. On July 1, 1910, 7,896.19 km² were removed from the forest to create the Kern National Forest . This area was returned to the Sequoia National Forest on July 1, 1915.
Giant Sequoia National Monument
On April 15, 2000, President Bill Clinton proclaimed 7295 1330 km² of the Sequoia National Forest to the Giant Sequoia National Monument with the presidential proclamation .
The monument is divided into two sections. The northern part surrounds General Grant Grove and other parts of Kings Canyon National Park and is administered by the Hume Lake Ranger District . The southern portion is just south of Sequoia National Park and is administered by the Western Divide Ranger District , which surrounds the eastern half of the Tule River Indian Reservation.
marijuana
In the forest, as in all major forest areas in the western United States, illegal marijuana farms are regularly discovered by Mexican drug cartels .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Land Areas of the National Forest System . US Forest Service. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
- ↑ Ralph Warbington, Debby Beardsley: 2002 Estimates of Old Growth Forests on the 18 national forests of the Pacific Southwest region. United States Forest Service, accessed July 15, 2019 .
- ^ Proclamation - Adding Lands to the Sequoia National Forest . Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- ^ Richard C. Davis: National Forests of the United States. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012 ; Retrieved September 29, 2005 .
- ↑ Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Continues the Fight Against Illegal Marijuana Production . National Park Service. March 17, 2008.
- ↑ Mexican cartels running pot farms forest nationally in US . CNN. August 8, 2008.