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Sequoia Trail News

Febuay 2021

Sequoia Day Use Areas Reopen

For the past two months Stewards of the Sequoia and others have raised concerns about the new Sequoia National Forest regulations forbidding the public from entering our public lands. The Forest Service closed boat ramps, day use areas and trailheads, even though they repeatedly stated they were not closing day use areas. The Forest Service was making lawbreakers of moms with baby carriages and others who were recreating responsibly in a socially distanced manner in the wide open spaces of our public lands.

We are pleased to see the Forest Service recently reopened these areas to the public by letting their closure order expire.
It is so important for Stewards of the Sequoia and the public to speak up letting the Forest Service or any government agency know when they are being overly restrictive or harming the community.
We hope our efforts will help the Forest Service avoid making future inappropriate closure orders. 

Read the informative Kern Valley Sun article about this HERE

Read Stewards of the Sequoia letters of concern which helped get these areas reopened
http://www.stewardsofthesequoia.org/pdfs/RecreationSiteClosures-12-20.pdf
http://www.stewardsofthesequoia.org/pdfs/RecreationSiteClosures-1-14-21.pdf

The Future of Sequoia Trails

This short podcast sheds some light on important Sequoia issues and how you can help.

https://www.facebook.com/StewardsoftheSequoia/posts/3784034511655316

Over the years your donations helped Stewards reopen this trail along with eight others and so much more.

Yet today 90% of Stewards members have let their donations expire. Please make your donation now so we can continue our efforts to keep your trails open. Thanks

With your help Stewards of the Sequoia will continue to keep the Sequoia National Forest A Land Of Many Uses and open to all