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Media Advisory for October 1, 2021
KNP Complex
Publication Type: News 09/30/2021
A media tour to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be held on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The tour will include the Park Ridge Fire Lookout and Grant Grove of giant sequoias.
Participants should arrive at the Kings Canyon Visitor’s Center (83918 CA-180, Grant Grove Village, CA 93633) no later than 11:00 a.m.
The tour will provide opportunities to view areas of the National Parks affected by prior wildfire (Rough Fire in 2015) and highlight the benefits of prescribed fire and fuels management on the landscape.
This tour is open to all interested media outlets. Participants are not required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) on this tour.
There will be not be opportunity on this media tour to view live fire.
The tour is expected to last approximately four hours. Participants will be required to remain with the group and escorts for the entire duration of the tour as the area is within a National Park Service closure area.
Meeting day/time: Friday October 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.
Meeting location: Kings Canyon Visitor’s Center (83918 CA-180, Grant Grove Village, CA 93633)