BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The National Park Service and staff from the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will be partnering for a prescribed burn in the Grant Grove area starting on Oct. 13.
The burning operation will cover about 521 acres west of Highway 180, including areas close to the General Grant Tree.
Officials with the agencies said during the burn, access to the General Grant Tree Trail, North Grove Loop, Grant Grove Day Ride Trail and a piece of the North Boundary Trail will be closed temporarily.
“Conducting regular prescribed burns in highly visited areas like the General Grant Tree helps ensure long-term access and safety for the natural and cultural resources that people travel from around the world to experience,” Ross Garlapow, a fuels specialist said in a statement. “Our teams will work quickly—and safely—to reopen trails once operations are complete.”
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Grant Grove is a section of Kings Canyon National Park in Fresno County.
The agency said that prescribed and controlled burns help “reduce hazardous fuel and help maintain the natural fire cycle” in the sequoia ecosystem.
Officials added that the weather and air quality in the region will be taken into account before the burn starts. They added that the dates of the operation could change pending on weather and air quality conditions.
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