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An experienced hiker, Robert Gretsch, was found dead in the Sierra National Forest after being reported missing by his group ...
Sam Mauhay-Moore is a National Parks reporter for SFGATE. He grew up in Long Beach and studied journalism and ethnic studies ...
In a public announcement Sierra National Forest authorities said the closure was ordered "to provide for public safety" and cited "unknown hazards found in or near the Savage Lundy Trail." ...
Federal officials closed a portion of trails at the Sierra National Forest in Mariposa County where a Northern California family and their dog were found dead last month, citing unspecified safety ...
Sierra National Forest Supervisor Dean Gould could not be reached for comment. Last month, Gould signed an order that extended the closures of 21 campgrounds, 13 roads and four trails until May 19 ...
A friend and colleague who has never shown the slightest interest in mountains, forests and meadows recently sent the following text: “Do you know anything about a national monument dispute at ...
Sierra National Forest closed numerous hiking trails, picnic areas and campgrounds, citing “unknown hazards found in and near the Savage Lundy Trail,” where a Mariposa family was mysteriously ...
Sierra National Forest’s 1.3 million acres extend from around 1,000 feet in elevation to nearly 14,000 feet and include 469 lakes – many of them popular recreation areas, like Bass Lake.
Associated Press. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest on ...
With the fire’s spread into the Sierra National Forest, authorities have closed Forest Routes 5S43; 5S06, which is also known as Mt. Raymond Road; 5S22; and 5S37, forest officials said.
A daring attempt to save a young bald eagle trapped for weeks in the rugged Plumas National Forest ended sadly, despite the ...
The largest was the Creek Fire (nearly 380,000 acres) in Sierra National Forest, more than double the size of the SQF Complex (over 174,000 acres) which burned a portion of Sequoia National Forest.