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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/sherman.htm\">world’s largest tree recently got a blanket\u003c/a> to help protect it from a raging wildfire. Photos of the sequoia named General Sherman — with a base measuring a massive 36 feet in diameter — set off a flurry of interest in why and how a blanket might work against flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS/posts/4503348089685873\">KNP Complex Fire has now burned 23,743 acres and is 0% contained\u003c/a>, the park said in an update Monday morning. The fire has grown by thousands of acres in each recent day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>General Sherman looms over the north end of Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. Firefighters and park officials have been on alert in recent days, as the KNP Complex Fire has neared the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Intent on saving General Sherman and other high-priority trees, firefighters wrapped sequoias in aluminum-based blankets, sheathing the trees’ foot-thick bark with a synthetic material to help them survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are signs that the strategy works: The famous Four Guardsmen, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/us-news-fires-environment-and-nature-forests-california-cf666a6f3e55c1414ace0e27dee89a52\">sequoias that stand at the edge of the forest, were saved over the weekend\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwdith]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Blankets have already been used to protect houses\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS/videos/1594285614235749\">The sequoias are “wrapped with house-wrapping material\u003c/a>, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees,” firefighter Jon Wallace, who is the operations section chief for the KNP Complex Fire, said on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/knp-complex-fire-map-sequoia-update/11027956/\">Firefighters are using the blankets “to prevent embers from getting into the tree through old fire scars,”\u003c/a> Christy M. Brigham, chief of resources management and science at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, told ABC station KGO-TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.firelab.org/project/condition-live-fire-scarred-ponderosa-pine-twenty-one-years-after-removing-partial-cross\">Fire scars, or “catfaces,” pose a particular threat\u003c/a>, as they can give an opening to a new fire to attack one of the giant trees. \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS/videos/928499251344638\">As crews mop up spot fires, they’re also taking care to douse any fire scars on sequoias\u003c/a>, Wallace said Monday morning, providing an update on the effort. For high-priority trees, blankets were used to help cover those scars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fire blankets have been used for a long time to protect structures,” Brigham said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We basically told the fire crews to treat all our special sequoias like they were buildings and wrap them all up, and rake all the litter away and roll away the heavy logs,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sequoias-wrapped-knp-complex-fire-trnd/index.html\">Brigham told CNN\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>It’s not all about the aluminum\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The shiny fire blankets have attracted a lot of attention, but they’re not the only tool firefighters are using to protect the ancient sequoias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Work crews have also been moving duff — decaying organic matter on the forest floor — away from the trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want that duff catching on fire and smoldering long term at the base of those trees,” Wallace said, adding that it could “start cooking the roots.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s really what’s going to hurt them,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extraordinary steps are being taken to protect the trees, Wallace added, because of the intense dry conditions in the forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with those measures, firefighting crews have been digging fire lines and conducting protective burns in some areas near trees, lodges and other structures in the park. Aircraft have also been able to fly over the area, dropping to help limit or put out flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS/videos/1898422660331986\">Sprinklers were also used “pretty much nonstop”\u003c/a> to protect the museum and other buildings near General Sherman, Wallace said on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Access has also been key. In the area of the Giant Forest, firefighters were able to use walking paths to combat the nearing blaze. And with large trees falling across highways, timber cutters have been sent to clear roads and maintain vital access for firefighters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889194\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889194 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1235346676-scaled-e1632180076266.jpg\" alt=\"A sign completely wrapped in what looks like aluminum foil, beyond an informational sign, beneath smoky skies.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sequoia National Park historic entrance sign, wrapped in fire-resistant foil, stands along Generals Highway during a media tour of the KNP Complex Fire near Three Rivers, California, on Sept. 18, 2021. Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree said they are optimistic it can be saved. Crews are battling the fire, comprised of the spreading Paradise and Colony Fires, which have consumed 11,400 acres of forest since they were sparked by lightning a week ago. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Decades of controlled burns are now helping sequoias\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“The fortunate thing is, the Park Service has done a lot of prescribed burning in there since the 1960s,” Wallace said as he described the firefighters’ task of protecting the Giant Forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So it’s making their job a lot easier,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When flames ran through the brush and up a slope toward the forest, Wallace added, their height dropped from fearsome heights to a much more manageable two or three feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Teams from \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SequoiaKingsNPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SequoiaKingsNPS\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sequoiaforest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sequoiaforest\u003c/a> and others are rapidly identifying the sequoia groves surrounded by overgrown forests. They hope to use prescribed burns and other tools to make them more fire-resistant. But to move quickly, huge challenges remain. 5/ \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/OAYAM3eqIY\">pic.twitter.com/OAYAM3eqIY\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Lauren Sommer (@lesommer) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lesommer/status/1438918925748609030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Sequoias can live for thousands of years — some of the specimens in the 68 groves along the Sierra Nevada’s western flank have been alive for more than 3,200 years. These trees have lived through fires before, but officials are concerned by recent wildfires’ frequency and intensity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castle Fire in 2020 killed up to 14% of the large sequoias in the Sierra Nevada area, totaling up to 10,600 of the trees, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm\">early estimates\u003c/a>. That accounts for about a third of the total area of their groves in the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts are now working to identify which sequoia groves are overdue for a controlled burn and are most vulnerable to wildfires, through a project called the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/news/giant-sequoia-lands-coalition-formed-to-protect-iconic-trees-from-threats-of-climate-change-and-catastrophic-wildfire.htm\">The group’s members\u003c/a> range from federal agencies to the University of California and the Tule River Indian Tribe.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sequoias are “pioneer” trees that rely on fire to reproduce\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.150.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27588\">Giant sequoia trees “need the unpredictable heat of fire to reproduce,”\u003c/a> according to the California Department of Parks and Recreation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before they can grow to heights of 300 feet or more, the department says, sequoia seeds must be released from cones — a process aided by fires, which dry and crack them open. Flames also help in other ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fire loosens the soil, allowing seeds to fall into the mineral-rich earth and gather moisture that was previously drawn by larger plants,” the department says. In the process, fires also give sequoia seedlings a chance to establish themselves by clearing out duff and growth on the forest floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for about 100 years — from the late 1800s through the late 1900s — fire became a rarity in sequoia forests, after European colonizers forcibly removed Native American peoples, who originated the practice of controlled burns in these areas. 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Aircraft have also been able to fly over the area, dropping to help limit or put out flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS/videos/1898422660331986\">Sprinklers were also used “pretty much nonstop”\u003c/a> to protect the museum and other buildings near General Sherman, Wallace said on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Access has also been key. In the area of the Giant Forest, firefighters were able to use walking paths to combat the nearing blaze. And with large trees falling across highways, timber cutters have been sent to clear roads and maintain vital access for firefighters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889194\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889194 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1235346676-scaled-e1632180076266.jpg\" alt=\"A sign completely wrapped in what looks like aluminum foil, beyond an informational sign, beneath smoky skies.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sequoia National Park historic entrance sign, wrapped in fire-resistant foil, stands along Generals Highway during a media tour of the KNP Complex Fire near Three Rivers, California, on Sept. 18, 2021. Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree said they are optimistic it can be saved. Crews are battling the fire, comprised of the spreading Paradise and Colony Fires, which have consumed 11,400 acres of forest since they were sparked by lightning a week ago. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. 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They hope to use prescribed burns and other tools to make them more fire-resistant. But to move quickly, huge challenges remain. 5/ \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/OAYAM3eqIY\">pic.twitter.com/OAYAM3eqIY\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Lauren Sommer (@lesommer) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lesommer/status/1438918925748609030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Sequoias can live for thousands of years — some of the specimens in the 68 groves along the Sierra Nevada’s western flank have been alive for more than 3,200 years. These trees have lived through fires before, but officials are concerned by recent wildfires’ frequency and intensity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Castle Fire in 2020 killed up to 14% of the large sequoias in the Sierra Nevada area, totaling up to 10,600 of the trees, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm\">early estimates\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>On a hot afternoon in California’s Sequoia National Park, Alexis Bernal squints up at the top of a 200-foot-tall tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is what we would call a real giant sequoia monarch,” she says. “It’s massive.”[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Alexis Bernal, UC Berkeley fire science researcher\"]‘It’s hard to see these trees that have lived hundreds to potentially thousands of years just die because it’s just not a normal thing for them.’[/pullquote]At 40 feet in diameter, the tree easily meets the definition of a monarch, the name given to the largest sequoias. It’s likely more than 1,500 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, that’s as old as this tree will get. The trunk is pitch black, the char reaching almost all the way to the top. Not a single green branch is visible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s 100% dead,” Bernal says. “There’s no living foliage on it at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scorched carcasses of eight other giants surround this one in the Alder Creek Grove. A fire science research assistant at UC Berkeley, Bernal is here with a team cataloguing the destruction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not easy to kill a giant sequoia. They can live more than 3,000 years and withstand repeated wildfires and droughts over the centuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with humans changing both the climate and the landscape surrounding the trees, these giants face dangers they might not survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the Castle Fire burned through the Sierra Nevada, fueled by hot, dry conditions and overgrown forests. Based on early estimates, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm\">as many as 10,600 large sequoias were killed\u003c/a> — up to 14% of the entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889064 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg\" alt=\"Two very tall trees, forested caps and reddish trunks towering high above the trees around them, on a sunny day.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living more than 3,000 years, giant sequoias normally survive dozens of low-grade wildfires in their lifetimes by towering over the rest of the forest. But these barely escaped the Castle Fire in 2020. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is unprecedented to see so many of these large old-growth trees dead, and I think it’s a travesty,” says Scott Stephens, fire scientist at UC Berkeley, as he surveys the damage. “This is pure disaster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With extreme fires increasing on a hotter planet, scientists are urgently trying to save the sequoias that remain. Researchers from federal agencies and universities are teaming up to find the sequoia groves at highest risk. The hope is to make them more fire-resistant by reducing the dense, overgrown vegetation around them before the next wildfire hits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, one year later, the sequoia groves again are under threat. At the time of publication, wildfires burning in Sequoia National Park were within a mile of a grove with thousands of sequoias. Firefighters are battling to contain the blazes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to see these trees that have lived hundreds to potentially thousands of years just die,” Bernal says, “because it’s just not a normal thing for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sequoias need fire, but fires are changing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Giant sequoias only grow in isolated pockets, tucked in the mountains of California. Losing even a few groves spells significant loss to the entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sequoias are one of the most fire-adapted trees on the planet. With tough, foot-thick bark, they’re insulated from the heat. They tower above the rest of the forest, and the bottom of the tree trunk is bare, without low branches that might be ignited by trees burning around it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Old-growth sequoias weathered the low-intensity wildfires that were once the norm in the Sierra Nevada. Fires regularly spread along the forest floor, either ignited by lightning or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/08/24/899422710/to-manage-wildfire-california-looks-to-what-tribes-have-known-all-along\">set by Native American tribes who used burns\u003c/a> to shape the landscape and cultivate food and materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the arrival of white colonizers, fire began to disappear from these forests. Tribes were forcibly removed from lands they once maintained, and federal firefighting agencies mounted a campaign of fire suppression, extinguishing blazes as quickly as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That meant forests grew denser over the last century. Now, the built-up vegetation has become a tinder box, fueling hotter, more extreme fires, like the Castle Fire, that kill vast swaths of trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These trees have been here 1,500 years, so how many fires have they withstood? Eighty?” Stephens says. “And then one fire comes in 2020 and suddenly they’re gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-1.11.08-PM-e1632169044591.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11889149\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-1.11.08-PM-e1632169044591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1323\">\u003c/a>The Castle Fire’s fierce heat was also fueled by the changing climate. In 2012, when a drought hit California, hotter temperatures amplified the toll it took on Sierra Nevada forests. While the largest sequoias could handle it, other kinds of conifers around them succumbed. \u003ca href=\"https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/massive-forest-die-sierra-nevada-caused-multiyear-drought\">Millions of trees were killed.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"climate-change\"]“The extra warmth that came with the drought pushed it into a whole new terrain,” says Nate Stephenson, an emeritus scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey. “That’s what really helped kill a lot of trees, and they became fuel for fires.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his four decades of studying the trees, Stephenson had rarely seen an old-growth sequoia die. When the first images emerged after the Castle Fire hit, he wasn’t prepared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s when I couldn’t help it,” he says. “I don’t cry often, but I cried when I saw the photos. Because I love these trees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Few seedlings sprout from the ash\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A year later, the soil is still powdery black in the Alder Creek sequoia grove. The UC Berkeley team is scanning it for signs of hope: any spot of green.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Two tiny sequoias here growing from the regeneration from the fire,” Stephens says, finding 2-inch-tall seedlings, impossibly tiny compared to what they could become.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The life cycle of a sequoia hinges on wildfire, which is the trigger for releasing its seeds. The blast of heat opens the cones, sending a shower of seeds to the forest floor, which get established quickly on the newly cleared ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some groves, researchers are finding hundreds of seedlings where the Castle Fire burned with low intensity, more like the kind of fire sequoias are accustomed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the Alder Creek Grove, where the fire burned with ferocious heat, the team only finds a dozen seedlings the entire afternoon. Other groves look similarly bare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even under normal conditions, around 98% of sequoia seedlings die in their first year. This year could be even tougher, with extreme drought gripping the landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am very concerned that some areas will not have sequoias,” says Christy Brigham, head of resources management and science for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. “All the adults are killed and there will not be enough seedlings to repopulate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889070 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Three people look up at the charred remains of a forest, one pointing skyward.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-1020x677.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Researchers, including Scott Stephens (left), hope to identify which sequoia groves are most at risk from extreme fires, with the goal of making them more fire-resistant. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s leading land managers to consider planting new sequoias, so the scorched groves don’t disappear entirely. But in a changing climate, it’s not a simple question. As temperatures rise, young trees planted today face surviving in a vastly different future. The most suitable habitat for sequoias could move somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is one of the gifts of giant sequoias … that they force us to think in deep time,” says Brigham. “It forces us to confront the challenge of climate change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rush to save remaining sequoias\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Federal land managers say that given the millennia-length time frame, planting new sequoias is a back-up plan at this point. The more pressing need is saving the trees that are left.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/gslc.htm\">Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition\u003c/a>, a partnership of the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, universities, local Native American tribes and nonprofits, is identifying the groves most at risk and this summer has been rapidly assessing conditions on the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just saw what one wildfire did,” Brigham says. “Can we find the places, do the plans, and get the funding and put the people on the ground fast enough to prevent loss like this in the future?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brigham estimates around 40% of the sequoia groves on national park land alone are at risk of severe wildfires, because the surrounding forests haven’t burned in decades. Other groves at risk are found on Forest Service or private land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889073\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889073 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"A bright green seedling pops through the brown forest floor.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In some sequoia groves, few seedlings are being found in the aftermath of the Castle Fire. Those that have sprouted face surviving a summer of extreme drought. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sequoia National Park has used controlled burns, also known as prescribed fire, since the 1960s to prevent forests from becoming overgrown. But Brigham says burning continues to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the spring, when cooler conditions are better for controlled burns, projects are limited because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/15/2020-09153/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-southern-sierra-nevada\">threatened pacific fisher\u003c/a>. The slender, mink-like animal was listed as endangered in 2020, and its habitat is protected during the spring denning season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But burning in the summer can be tough because of air quality concerns, extremely dry vegetation or lack of personnel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are all these constraints on prescribed fire that we can’t control,” Brigham says. “As it gets hotter and drier, that window is smaller and smaller.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brigham says she’s hopeful that land managers can move quickly over the next year to prioritize the sequoia groves that need help the most. With extreme fires becoming increasingly common, time is running short.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not too late,” says Brigham. “We can do better. People love these trees. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not easy to kill a giant sequoia. They can live more than 3,000 years and withstand repeated wildfires and droughts over the centuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with humans changing both the climate and the landscape surrounding the trees, these giants face dangers they might not survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the Castle Fire burned through the Sierra Nevada, fueled by hot, dry conditions and overgrown forests. Based on early estimates, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/preliminary-estimates-of-sequoia-mortality-in-the-2020-castle-fire.htm\">as many as 10,600 large sequoias were killed\u003c/a> — up to 14% of the entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889064 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg\" alt=\"Two very tall trees, forested caps and reddish trunks towering high above the trees around them, on a sunny day.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-3-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living more than 3,000 years, giant sequoias normally survive dozens of low-grade wildfires in their lifetimes by towering over the rest of the forest. But these barely escaped the Castle Fire in 2020. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is unprecedented to see so many of these large old-growth trees dead, and I think it’s a travesty,” says Scott Stephens, fire scientist at UC Berkeley, as he surveys the damage. “This is pure disaster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With extreme fires increasing on a hotter planet, scientists are urgently trying to save the sequoias that remain. Researchers from federal agencies and universities are teaming up to find the sequoia groves at highest risk. The hope is to make them more fire-resistant by reducing the dense, overgrown vegetation around them before the next wildfire hits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, one year later, the sequoia groves again are under threat. At the time of publication, wildfires burning in Sequoia National Park were within a mile of a grove with thousands of sequoias. Firefighters are battling to contain the blazes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to see these trees that have lived hundreds to potentially thousands of years just die,” Bernal says, “because it’s just not a normal thing for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sequoias need fire, but fires are changing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Giant sequoias only grow in isolated pockets, tucked in the mountains of California. Losing even a few groves spells significant loss to the entire population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sequoias are one of the most fire-adapted trees on the planet. With tough, foot-thick bark, they’re insulated from the heat. They tower above the rest of the forest, and the bottom of the tree trunk is bare, without low branches that might be ignited by trees burning around it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Old-growth sequoias weathered the low-intensity wildfires that were once the norm in the Sierra Nevada. Fires regularly spread along the forest floor, either ignited by lightning or \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/08/24/899422710/to-manage-wildfire-california-looks-to-what-tribes-have-known-all-along\">set by Native American tribes who used burns\u003c/a> to shape the landscape and cultivate food and materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the arrival of white colonizers, fire began to disappear from these forests. Tribes were forcibly removed from lands they once maintained, and federal firefighting agencies mounted a campaign of fire suppression, extinguishing blazes as quickly as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That meant forests grew denser over the last century. Now, the built-up vegetation has become a tinder box, fueling hotter, more extreme fires, like the Castle Fire, that kill vast swaths of trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These trees have been here 1,500 years, so how many fires have they withstood? Eighty?” Stephens says. “And then one fire comes in 2020 and suddenly they’re gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-1.11.08-PM-e1632169044591.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11889149\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-1.11.08-PM-e1632169044591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1323\">\u003c/a>The Castle Fire’s fierce heat was also fueled by the changing climate. In 2012, when a drought hit California, hotter temperatures amplified the toll it took on Sierra Nevada forests. While the largest sequoias could handle it, other kinds of conifers around them succumbed. \u003ca href=\"https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/massive-forest-die-sierra-nevada-caused-multiyear-drought\">Millions of trees were killed.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The extra warmth that came with the drought pushed it into a whole new terrain,” says Nate Stephenson, an emeritus scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey. “That’s what really helped kill a lot of trees, and they became fuel for fires.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his four decades of studying the trees, Stephenson had rarely seen an old-growth sequoia die. When the first images emerged after the Castle Fire hit, he wasn’t prepared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s when I couldn’t help it,” he says. “I don’t cry often, but I cried when I saw the photos. Because I love these trees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Few seedlings sprout from the ash\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A year later, the soil is still powdery black in the Alder Creek sequoia grove. The UC Berkeley team is scanning it for signs of hope: any spot of green.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Two tiny sequoias here growing from the regeneration from the fire,” Stephens says, finding 2-inch-tall seedlings, impossibly tiny compared to what they could become.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The life cycle of a sequoia hinges on wildfire, which is the trigger for releasing its seeds. The blast of heat opens the cones, sending a shower of seeds to the forest floor, which get established quickly on the newly cleared ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some groves, researchers are finding hundreds of seedlings where the Castle Fire burned with low intensity, more like the kind of fire sequoias are accustomed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the Alder Creek Grove, where the fire burned with ferocious heat, the team only finds a dozen seedlings the entire afternoon. Other groves look similarly bare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even under normal conditions, around 98% of sequoia seedlings die in their first year. This year could be even tougher, with extreme drought gripping the landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am very concerned that some areas will not have sequoias,” says Christy Brigham, head of resources management and science for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. “All the adults are killed and there will not be enough seedlings to repopulate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889070 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Three people look up at the charred remains of a forest, one pointing skyward.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-1020x677.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-6-1-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Researchers, including Scott Stephens (left), hope to identify which sequoia groves are most at risk from extreme fires, with the goal of making them more fire-resistant. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s leading land managers to consider planting new sequoias, so the scorched groves don’t disappear entirely. But in a changing climate, it’s not a simple question. As temperatures rise, young trees planted today face surviving in a vastly different future. The most suitable habitat for sequoias could move somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is one of the gifts of giant sequoias … that they force us to think in deep time,” says Brigham. “It forces us to confront the challenge of climate change.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rush to save remaining sequoias\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Federal land managers say that given the millennia-length time frame, planting new sequoias is a back-up plan at this point. The more pressing need is saving the trees that are left.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/gslc.htm\">Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition\u003c/a>, a partnership of the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, universities, local Native American tribes and nonprofits, is identifying the groves most at risk and this summer has been rapidly assessing conditions on the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just saw what one wildfire did,” Brigham says. “Can we find the places, do the plans, and get the funding and put the people on the ground fast enough to prevent loss like this in the future?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brigham estimates around 40% of the sequoia groves on national park land alone are at risk of severe wildfires, because the surrounding forests haven’t burned in decades. Other groves at risk are found on Forest Service or private land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889073\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889073 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"A bright green seedling pops through the brown forest floor.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1.jpg 1300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pic-5-1-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In some sequoia groves, few seedlings are being found in the aftermath of the Castle Fire. Those that have sprouted face surviving a summer of extreme drought. \u003ccite>(Lauren Sommer/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sequoia National Park has used controlled burns, also known as prescribed fire, since the 1960s to prevent forests from becoming overgrown. But Brigham says burning continues to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the spring, when cooler conditions are better for controlled burns, projects are limited because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/15/2020-09153/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-southern-sierra-nevada\">threatened pacific fisher\u003c/a>. The slender, mink-like animal was listed as endangered in 2020, and its habitat is protected during the spring denning season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But burning in the summer can be tough because of air quality concerns, extremely dry vegetation or lack of personnel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are all these constraints on prescribed fire that we can’t control,” Brigham says. “As it gets hotter and drier, that window is smaller and smaller.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brigham says she’s hopeful that land managers can move quickly over the next year to prioritize the sequoia groves that need help the most. With extreme fires becoming increasingly common, time is running short.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>At first, the trip unfolded as just an academic tracing of family history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tonai had for years heard the stories from his father, Minoru, about the Amache internment camp in southeastern Colorado, where the U.S. government transported thousands of Japanese Americans from California and held them behind barbed wire and guard posts for three years during World War II. The family lore became a constant soundtrack that, over time, receded to a kind of background noise — always heard, seldom absorbed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in 1990, as a master’s student at the University of Northern Colorado, Tonai actually visited the site just outside the town of Granada. He explored the remnants of building foundations and other landmarks for an independent study project in photography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His father had described the exact location of the family barracks — Building 9L, Apartment B. Tonai approached a slight dip in what remained of the foundation, a subtle reminder of the doorway to another time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just stepping across that threshold proved a life-changing experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I did that,” recalls Tonai, 60, “the stories came flooding back. My father used to talk about things like walking down a certain road at the camp, and now I could envision him as a 13- to 16-year-old boy, actually doing it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Tonai’s experience decades ago, the Amache site has been curated and improved, largely under the leadership of the Amache Preservation Society, a local school project headed by John Hopper, a social studies teacher-turned-principal of Granada High School. Hundreds of local students have found the single square mile of land a valuable historical resource, but it also has hosted years of pilgrimages for the former incarcerees and their families and drawn more than 20,000 visitors annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of that has led Amache to another threshold. Supporters of the site have pushed to establish it as a unit of the National Park System, a designation that could literally put Amache on the map as a federally run tourist destination. It also would shift most of the work around caring for it — a tall task that up to now has been mostly the province of Hopper and a handful of high school kids — to federal authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People like Tonai and his father, about to turn 92, have lent their voices to the ongoing preservation of a site that has broad historical and cultural importance, but particular resonance for the families of those who experienced Amache firsthand.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"John Tonai, who heard stories of Japanese internment from his father\"]'My dad was a teenager, just coming into his own, and he was always very angry about it. He has always supported preserving the memory of the camp.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He probably has stronger thoughts than almost anybody I know,” Tonai, who now works as an exhibit preparator and photographer for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, says of his father. “My dad was a teenager, just coming into his own, and he was always very angry about it. He has always supported preserving the memory of the camp.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort on the federal level officially began in late 2019 with the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The massive legislation included dozens of initiatives and effectively launched a study of the Amache site’s suitability. But months later, the gears ground to a halt: Most significantly, the COVID-19 crisis stifled the normal schedule of public comment and wreaked havoc on the prescribed timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now, it’s kind of in limbo,” Hopper says. “The way I’m looking at it, we’ve lost a year with the COVID deal, not being able to meet in person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An already lengthy federal process — the study and recommendation alone have a three-year timeline — suddenly seemed to get nudged even further into the future. For Hopper, who has seen his work with Amache become an all-consuming passion, the prospect of handing the lion’s share of the responsibility for the site to the government experts sooner rather than later offers peace of mind — not to mention the chance for actual retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something that not only has become a part of my life, but it’s on my mind just about every day — doesn’t matter what day,” Hopper, 57, says of Amache. “It’s always on my mind. It’s made me what I am, from an educational standpoint with these students. I want to make sure that the school continues to be involved as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a time when rural Colorado struggles with declining population and attendant economic challenges, Amache offers restorative opportunities. The work of the Amache Preservation Society has already helped restore a valuable historic and cultural marker. And in combination with both the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Eads and a similar attraction at Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta — each less than an hour’s drive from Granada – it creates a historic triangle on the Eastern Plains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Park designation would only add to the attraction, Hopper figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People would be a lot more aware,” he says. “Once they’re down here and tour all these sites, there are a lot of others. We’ve got the Santa Fe Trail, plus museums in Holly and Las Animas. We’re building up a decent historical area for people to come and see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Amache, structures from barracks to the camp’s guard and water towers have been reconstituted on the grounds. Memorials have been constructed or restored. An original recreation center at the camp that had been moved to Granada’s city park was returned to its original foundation. A museum in town has slowly collected an impressive array of artifacts from the era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People come from a long distance away to see Amache,” Hopper says. “That’s a help for the community, as well as people spending dollars and time in Granada. That’s the other thing: You become a National Park site, and it helps the community with more jobs and kind of solidifies that the community will stay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>COVID-19-related delays in the federal study’s public engagement effort, which stalled last spring, could push that portion of the process to next spring, notes Jeremy Sweat, chief of planning and compliance for the National Park Service regional office in Lakewood. Some meetings scheduled to take place in person, including some on the West Coast to accommodate original internees and their families, had to be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once a new NPS team has been assembled, he adds, some virtual meetings will be added to the schedule to receive public input. When that portion of the process is complete, the federal staffers will start analyzing the four key criteria that figure into the study recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior, who then forwards the report to Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congress isn’t bound by the findings, which are designed simply to inform lawmakers. Any member could still introduce a bill to establish Amache as a unit of the National Park System, Sweat says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Checking the boxes\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Amache incarceration site already has been designated a National Historic Landmark. But to become a unit of the National Park System, it would need to pass four additional tests during the site study. On average, about one in four studies results in a recommendation for inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with approval, the NPS notes, it can take as long as 10 years to get a new national park up and running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, Amache is hoping to clear four hurdles of the site study:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Significance: Amache’s status as a National Historic Landmark already pretty well checks this box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We typically still do some level of analysis to make sure nothing has changed, that there’s no new information,” Sweat says. “But in this case, it’s safe to say it’s nationally significant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A couple of other factors also weigh in its favor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Ralph Carr’s welcoming the arrival of Japanese Americans, in stark contrast to many other reactions across the country and even sentiment within Colorado, bolsters the site with a unique set of historical circumstances. Additionally, Amache experienced much less conflict and violence than other incarceration sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suitability: This is where the process becomes even more detailed, as the focus turns to the site’s uniqueness and whether or not it’s represented or protected by other entities. Here, the study completes a comparative analysis to other sites — and among the 10 camps that were scattered across the interior U.S., a handful of others have already achieved federal recognition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sweat explains that the study looks at whether other sites tell the exact same story or have similar resources. But he emphasizes that the fact that there are other incarceration sites in other areas of the country in no way disqualifies Amache from consideration. The U.S. has many federally recognized sites that reference the same general historical narrative, such as the Civil War or Revolutionary War or even other Japanese American sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As long as it’s demonstrated that the site has a unique history and resources, that doesn’t count against it,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feasibility: This portion of the study looks at whether the site is of sufficient size and appropriate configuration to allow the NPS to manage it at a reasonable cost. Sweat says that access is a key factor here — whether the site can be accessed safely by visitors, but also that it can be acquired as federal land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Amache grounds are owned by the town of Granada, which Hopper says currently seems disposed to offer the land for a National Park site. But that can change with the political winds, which is another reason Hopper would like to see this process move quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With local elections, you never know,” he says. “Maybe down the road people say maybe we don’t want to donate the land now. That’s why I’d like to move this along. But it’s not going to move along anytime soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Need for NPS management: The question here is whether NPS management is the “clearly superior” approach to other options. Could a site continue under its current management or move to management by some other entity, whether state or federal, private or nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that Amache already benefits from the management of the Amache Preservation Society doesn’t necessarily mean that this is the optimal approach — and won’t count against the site in the study. 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That’s why Hopper already has tagged him as his successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the National Park Service takes control of the site or not, there will always be a role for the area kids — even if it’s just managing the museum, which would remain a separate, local entity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grasmick feels like he’s up for the task of following in his teacher’s footsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve met countless people from pilgrimages to Amache, and they’re such great people that I’d love to continue on with what Mr. Hopper has done and keep it going for them, too,” he says. “I’d definitely like to do it for a lifetime commitment.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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But months later, the gears ground to a halt: Most significantly, the COVID-19 crisis stifled the normal schedule of public comment and wreaked havoc on the prescribed timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now, it’s kind of in limbo,” Hopper says. “The way I’m looking at it, we’ve lost a year with the COVID deal, not being able to meet in person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An already lengthy federal process — the study and recommendation alone have a three-year timeline — suddenly seemed to get nudged even further into the future. For Hopper, who has seen his work with Amache become an all-consuming passion, the prospect of handing the lion’s share of the responsibility for the site to the government experts sooner rather than later offers peace of mind — not to mention the chance for actual retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something that not only has become a part of my life, but it’s on my mind just about every day — doesn’t matter what day,” Hopper, 57, says of Amache. “It’s always on my mind. It’s made me what I am, from an educational standpoint with these students. I want to make sure that the school continues to be involved as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a time when rural Colorado struggles with declining population and attendant economic challenges, Amache offers restorative opportunities. The work of the Amache Preservation Society has already helped restore a valuable historic and cultural marker. And in combination with both the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Eads and a similar attraction at Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta — each less than an hour’s drive from Granada – it creates a historic triangle on the Eastern Plains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Park designation would only add to the attraction, Hopper figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People would be a lot more aware,” he says. “Once they’re down here and tour all these sites, there are a lot of others. We’ve got the Santa Fe Trail, plus museums in Holly and Las Animas. We’re building up a decent historical area for people to come and see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Amache, structures from barracks to the camp’s guard and water towers have been reconstituted on the grounds. Memorials have been constructed or restored. An original recreation center at the camp that had been moved to Granada’s city park was returned to its original foundation. 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When that portion of the process is complete, the federal staffers will start analyzing the four key criteria that figure into the study recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior, who then forwards the report to Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congress isn’t bound by the findings, which are designed simply to inform lawmakers. Any member could still introduce a bill to establish Amache as a unit of the National Park System, Sweat says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Checking the boxes\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Amache incarceration site already has been designated a National Historic Landmark. But to become a unit of the National Park System, it would need to pass four additional tests during the site study. On average, about one in four studies results in a recommendation for inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with approval, the NPS notes, it can take as long as 10 years to get a new national park up and running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, Amache is hoping to clear four hurdles of the site study:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Significance: Amache’s status as a National Historic Landmark already pretty well checks this box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We typically still do some level of analysis to make sure nothing has changed, that there’s no new information,” Sweat says. “But in this case, it’s safe to say it’s nationally significant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A couple of other factors also weigh in its favor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Ralph Carr’s welcoming the arrival of Japanese Americans, in stark contrast to many other reactions across the country and even sentiment within Colorado, bolsters the site with a unique set of historical circumstances. Additionally, Amache experienced much less conflict and violence than other incarceration sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suitability: This is where the process becomes even more detailed, as the focus turns to the site’s uniqueness and whether or not it’s represented or protected by other entities. Here, the study completes a comparative analysis to other sites — and among the 10 camps that were scattered across the interior U.S., a handful of others have already achieved federal recognition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sweat explains that the study looks at whether other sites tell the exact same story or have similar resources. But he emphasizes that the fact that there are other incarceration sites in other areas of the country in no way disqualifies Amache from consideration. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Thursday, April 30\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re all going stir crazy, so we’re all headed outside. And that’s become a problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To maintain social distancing, state and local leaders have taken to changing the rules for outdoor spaces — and warning that they may further curtail recreational options if COVID-19 continues to spread relatively unchecked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, due to large crowds in Newport Beach this past weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced that the state would \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/california-newsom-close-beaches-parks/index.html\">temporarily close beaches in Orange County\u003c/a> to prevent further spread of COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While new Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11814970/bay-area-shelter-in-place-orders-extended-through-may-31\">shelter-in-place orders \u003c/a>do ease some restrictions on outdoor activities, those orders don’t go into effect until Sunday, May 3, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. And officials with Alameda County say it’s up to local law enforcement to enforce that timing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On March 29, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30350\">vehicle access was closed\u003c/a> for all 280 California state parks. State campgrounds have also been closed for now. And new restrictions — as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/health/bay-area-reacts-to-strengthened-covid-19-shelter-in-place-orders/6066087/\">extended shelter-in-place order\u003c/a> — have closed enclosed dog parks, sport courts and skateboard parks, among \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/sites/smcgov.org/files/Final%203-31%20Order.pdf\">other things\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, 49 public agencies, nonprofits and indigenous tribes have released guidelines for safe outdoor recreation during the shelter-in-place order. They recommend the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Go solo or with your family unit\u003c/strong>: Maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and people you do not live with. Choose less frequented parks and trails. Do not park in a crowded parking lot or use a crowded trail. Do not hold social gatherings at parks or anywhere.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Stay close to home and avoid crowds\u003c/strong>: Look for nature nearby, now is not the time to explore or travel far from home. Some parking lots are close, so try not to drive if possible. Visit nature virtually — there are many options online.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Stay safe and healthy\u003c/strong>: Do not visit parks that have been closed by local authorities. Many restrooms and other facilities have been closed, so plan ahead before you go. Shorten your visit to ensure a safe experience for everyone. Stay home if you, or one of your family members, is sick. Leave no trace — garbage pickup is limited so pack out what you pack in.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>We’ve compiled information on some favorite Bay Area parklands organized by county — check here before you head out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809015/can-i-go-hiking-during-californias-shelter-in-place-yes-but-read-this-first\">\u003cstrong>Remember\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: No matter where you go to, it’s best to stay at least six feet away from people outside your household and to make sure to follow proper hygiene guidelines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#alameda\">Alameda & Contra Costa Counties\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#marin\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#napa\">Napa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sanfrancisco\">San Francisco City and County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#ggnra\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sanmateo\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#santaclara\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#solano\">Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sonoma\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"alameda\">\u003c/a>Alameda & Contra Costa Counties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>At East Bay parks in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, parking lots and staging areas, as well as some parks, have been closed until May 3. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/news/covid_19_park_and_trail_updates.htm\">Check here\u003c/a> for a full list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several parks remain open, while buildings in them are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We encourage you to go outdoors and enjoy our parks, keeping a healthy distance from other people so that we help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Mayor Libby Schaaf said on March 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All play structures, playgrounds and sport courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball) are closed. So are recreation facilities, including Live Oak Community Center and the Willard Clubhouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Trees_Parks/Parks_Information.aspx\">city of Berkeley’s website\u003c/a>, “large parks with enough open space to support social distancing standards remain open.” But authorities caution residents not to “arrange outings to parks with people you don’t live with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city skate park, pickleball courts, the sports complex on Gilman Street, pools and multiple mini parks are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"marin\">\u003c/a>Marin County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Marin County announced restrictions on access to all parks beginning March 22, under an order of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2020/hhs-covid-shelterinplace2-033120\">county public health department\u003c/a>. The order extends through May 3, 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials ask that people not drive to beaches, open spaces or parks outside their neighborhoods. Residents may walk or bike to nearby preserves and parks that are open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Current closures impact more than 18,000 acres managed by Marin County Parks. \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincountyparks.org/parkspreserves/shelter-in-place-closed\">Check here\u003c/a> to see a full list of what restrictions are in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, federal authorities say \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/news/public-health-update.htm\">Alcatraz\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/fopo/index.htm\">Fort Point\u003c/a> are shut down entirely. The campgrounds and visitor center at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes\u003c/a> are closed until further notice. Meanwhile, Drakes Beach is already restricted to protect the elephant seal colony there until the end of March. Other rotating closures will protect other seal populations throughout the park until June.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"napa\">\u003c/a>Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://napaoutdoors.org/current-status-parks-trails/\">Parks are open\u003c/a>, but users must comply with social distancing guidance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials are asking visitors to manage crowds, and to avoid Robert Louis Stevenson Park for the time being, due to parking issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sanfrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco City and County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor London Breed has threatened to close parks if people cannot successfully social distance. But, according to officials with \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=COVID19-Update-Getting-Outside-in-our-Pa-13\">San Francisco Recreation and Parks\u003c/a>, all of their “parks, trails and open spaces remain open to allow people to go outside and get some fresh air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Park officials recommend individual activities, no group yoga and no swimming. But while parks remain open, most recreational programs and facilities — as well as playgrounds — are currently closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Park-Street-Closures-JFK-Drive-John-F-Sh-19\">recently closed\u003c/a> portions of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park and John F. Shelley Drive in John McLaren Park to vehicle access in order to support social distancing practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Twin-Peaks-Road-Closed-Updated-List-of-C-16\">also closed\u003c/a> Twin Peaks Road, parking lots at Ocean Beach, Beach Chalet and Marina Green — including Little Marina — and other areas to combat overcrowding. And at \u003ca href=\"https://yerbabuenagardens.com/impact-of-covid-19-on-yerba-buena-gardens/\">Yerba Buena Gardens\u003c/a>, indoor spaces like Metreon — as well as outdoor areas like the carousel and the play circle — are closed until May 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While city officials are encouraging people to get out, they say that you should choose a park within walking distance if possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re asking everyone to do during this health emergency is to limit your trip as much as possible,” said Tamara Barak Aparton, spokesperson for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. “So it’s fine to go outside. Good, even, to get a little exercise. And San Franciscans are very lucky because in this city, everyone lives within a 10-minute walk to a park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barak Aparton said park rangers are out at various sites, but are focused on education rather than enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ggnra\">\u003c/a>Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Officials with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) have been recommending that people \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GoldenGateNPS/status/1241163886373605382\">practice distancing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GoldenGateNPS/status/1241816945198018566\">try exploring the parklands\u003c/a> from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Services and operations are \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/temporary-facilities-closure-advisory.htm\">closed at these sites\u003c/a> until further notice:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Marin Headlands Visitor Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nike Missile site; Point Bonita Lighthouse\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stinson Beach parking\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kirby Cove and Bicentennial campgrounds\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcatraz Island\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Presidio Visitor Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fort Point National Historic Site\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lands End Lookout\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other GGNRA outdoor spaces and trails remain open to the public, for now, while parking lots and picnic tables are currently closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sanmateo\">\u003c/a>San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Mateo County Parks \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/press-release/san-mateo-county-parks-closes-all-parks-slow-spread-covid-19\">closed all parks\u003c/a> on Friday, March 27 to slow the spread of COVID-19. All reservations have been canceled through May 3 and all events are canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County officials plan to reopen many parks, beginning May 4. \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/press-release/san-mateo-county-parks-will-reopen-some-parks-may-4\">Check here\u003c/a> for a full list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of April 9, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/content/novel-coronavirus-updates\">Midpeninsula Open Space Regional preserves\u003c/a> will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays — effective April 11 — by order of the health officer,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the rest of the week, restrooms at the preserve are closed, but many trails remain open. Preserve managers recommend checking \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/visit-a-preserve/trail-conditions\">trail conditions\u003c/a> and closures — specifically for Rancho San Antonio County Park and Preserve and the Mount Umunhum area of Sierra Azul. \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill\">Windy Hill Reserve\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/long-ridge\">Long Ridge Preserve\u003c/a> are both closed throughout the week\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"santaclara\">\u003c/a>Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/covid-19-update.aspx\">suspended all park programming\u003c/a> through May 3, but the parks themselves and trails are open from dawn to dusk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restrooms at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/conditions-safety.html\">Santa Clara Valley Open Space regional preserves\u003c/a> are closed until further notice, and the preserves themselves close at 5 p.m. each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All youth programs are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/892/5103\">currently closed\u003c/a> in the city of San Jose, as are community centers, with the exception of senior nutrition programs. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On March 29, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30350\">vehicle access was closed\u003c/a> for all 280 California state parks. State campgrounds have also been closed for now. And new restrictions — as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/health/bay-area-reacts-to-strengthened-covid-19-shelter-in-place-orders/6066087/\">extended shelter-in-place order\u003c/a> — have closed enclosed dog parks, sport courts and skateboard parks, among \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/sites/smcgov.org/files/Final%203-31%20Order.pdf\">other things\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, 49 public agencies, nonprofits and indigenous tribes have released guidelines for safe outdoor recreation during the shelter-in-place order. They recommend the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Go solo or with your family unit\u003c/strong>: Maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and people you do not live with. Choose less frequented parks and trails. Do not park in a crowded parking lot or use a crowded trail. Do not hold social gatherings at parks or anywhere.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Stay close to home and avoid crowds\u003c/strong>: Look for nature nearby, now is not the time to explore or travel far from home. Some parking lots are close, so try not to drive if possible. Visit nature virtually — there are many options online.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Stay safe and healthy\u003c/strong>: Do not visit parks that have been closed by local authorities. Many restrooms and other facilities have been closed, so plan ahead before you go. Shorten your visit to ensure a safe experience for everyone. Stay home if you, or one of your family members, is sick. Leave no trace — garbage pickup is limited so pack out what you pack in.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>We’ve compiled information on some favorite Bay Area parklands organized by county — check here before you head out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11809015/can-i-go-hiking-during-californias-shelter-in-place-yes-but-read-this-first\">\u003cstrong>Remember\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: No matter where you go to, it’s best to stay at least six feet away from people outside your household and to make sure to follow proper hygiene guidelines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#alameda\">Alameda & Contra Costa Counties\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#marin\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#napa\">Napa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sanfrancisco\">San Francisco City and County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#ggnra\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sanmateo\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#santaclara\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#solano\">Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#sonoma\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"alameda\">\u003c/a>Alameda & Contra Costa Counties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>At East Bay parks in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, parking lots and staging areas, as well as some parks, have been closed until May 3. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/news/covid_19_park_and_trail_updates.htm\">Check here\u003c/a> for a full list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several parks remain open, while buildings in them are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We encourage you to go outdoors and enjoy our parks, keeping a healthy distance from other people so that we help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Mayor Libby Schaaf said on March 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All play structures, playgrounds and sport courts (basketball, tennis, volleyball) are closed. So are recreation facilities, including Live Oak Community Center and the Willard Clubhouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Trees_Parks/Parks_Information.aspx\">city of Berkeley’s website\u003c/a>, “large parks with enough open space to support social distancing standards remain open.” But authorities caution residents not to “arrange outings to parks with people you don’t live with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city skate park, pickleball courts, the sports complex on Gilman Street, pools and multiple mini parks are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"marin\">\u003c/a>Marin County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Marin County announced restrictions on access to all parks beginning March 22, under an order of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2020/hhs-covid-shelterinplace2-033120\">county public health department\u003c/a>. The order extends through May 3, 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials ask that people not drive to beaches, open spaces or parks outside their neighborhoods. Residents may walk or bike to nearby preserves and parks that are open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Current closures impact more than 18,000 acres managed by Marin County Parks. \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincountyparks.org/parkspreserves/shelter-in-place-closed\">Check here\u003c/a> to see a full list of what restrictions are in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, federal authorities say \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/news/public-health-update.htm\">Alcatraz\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/fopo/index.htm\">Fort Point\u003c/a> are shut down entirely. The campgrounds and visitor center at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes\u003c/a> are closed until further notice. Meanwhile, Drakes Beach is already restricted to protect the elephant seal colony there until the end of March. Other rotating closures will protect other seal populations throughout the park until June.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"napa\">\u003c/a>Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://napaoutdoors.org/current-status-parks-trails/\">Parks are open\u003c/a>, but users must comply with social distancing guidance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials are asking visitors to manage crowds, and to avoid Robert Louis Stevenson Park for the time being, due to parking issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sanfrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco City and County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor London Breed has threatened to close parks if people cannot successfully social distance. But, according to officials with \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=COVID19-Update-Getting-Outside-in-our-Pa-13\">San Francisco Recreation and Parks\u003c/a>, all of their “parks, trails and open spaces remain open to allow people to go outside and get some fresh air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Park officials recommend individual activities, no group yoga and no swimming. But while parks remain open, most recreational programs and facilities — as well as playgrounds — are currently closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Park-Street-Closures-JFK-Drive-John-F-Sh-19\">recently closed\u003c/a> portions of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park and John F. Shelley Drive in John McLaren Park to vehicle access in order to support social distancing practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Twin-Peaks-Road-Closed-Updated-List-of-C-16\">also closed\u003c/a> Twin Peaks Road, parking lots at Ocean Beach, Beach Chalet and Marina Green — including Little Marina — and other areas to combat overcrowding. And at \u003ca href=\"https://yerbabuenagardens.com/impact-of-covid-19-on-yerba-buena-gardens/\">Yerba Buena Gardens\u003c/a>, indoor spaces like Metreon — as well as outdoor areas like the carousel and the play circle — are closed until May 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While city officials are encouraging people to get out, they say that you should choose a park within walking distance if possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we’re asking everyone to do during this health emergency is to limit your trip as much as possible,” said Tamara Barak Aparton, spokesperson for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. “So it’s fine to go outside. Good, even, to get a little exercise. And San Franciscans are very lucky because in this city, everyone lives within a 10-minute walk to a park.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barak Aparton said park rangers are out at various sites, but are focused on education rather than enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ggnra\">\u003c/a>Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Officials with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) have been recommending that people \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GoldenGateNPS/status/1241163886373605382\">practice distancing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GoldenGateNPS/status/1241816945198018566\">try exploring the parklands\u003c/a> from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Services and operations are \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/temporary-facilities-closure-advisory.htm\">closed at these sites\u003c/a> until further notice:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Marin Headlands Visitor Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nike Missile site; Point Bonita Lighthouse\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Stinson Beach parking\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kirby Cove and Bicentennial campgrounds\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcatraz Island\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Presidio Visitor Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fort Point National Historic Site\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lands End Lookout\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other GGNRA outdoor spaces and trails remain open to the public, for now, while parking lots and picnic tables are currently closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sanmateo\">\u003c/a>San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Mateo County Parks \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/press-release/san-mateo-county-parks-closes-all-parks-slow-spread-covid-19\">closed all parks\u003c/a> on Friday, March 27 to slow the spread of COVID-19. All reservations have been canceled through May 3 and all events are canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County officials plan to reopen many parks, beginning May 4. \u003ca href=\"https://parks.smcgov.org/press-release/san-mateo-county-parks-will-reopen-some-parks-may-4\">Check here\u003c/a> for a full list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of April 9, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/content/novel-coronavirus-updates\">Midpeninsula Open Space Regional preserves\u003c/a> will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays — effective April 11 — by order of the health officer,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the rest of the week, restrooms at the preserve are closed, but many trails remain open. Preserve managers recommend checking \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/visit-a-preserve/trail-conditions\">trail conditions\u003c/a> and closures — specifically for Rancho San Antonio County Park and Preserve and the Mount Umunhum area of Sierra Azul. \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill\">Windy Hill Reserve\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/long-ridge\">Long Ridge Preserve\u003c/a> are both closed throughout the week\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"santaclara\">\u003c/a>Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/covid-19-update.aspx\">suspended all park programming\u003c/a> through May 3, but the parks themselves and trails are open from dawn to dusk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restrooms at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/conditions-safety.html\">Santa Clara Valley Open Space regional preserves\u003c/a> are closed until further notice, and the preserves themselves close at 5 p.m. each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All youth programs are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/892/5103\">currently closed\u003c/a> in the city of San Jose, as are community centers, with the exception of senior nutrition programs. Playgrounds in the city have also been closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"solano\">\u003c/a>Solano County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Solano County parks \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rm/countypark/homepage.asp\">are closed\u003c/a> through at least May 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"sonoma\">\u003c/a>Sonoma County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Residents of Sonoma County will be able to \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Visit/Covid-19-Parks-Status-Updates/\">walk or bike at a park\u003c/a> in their neighborhood starting April 29, according to Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County public health officer. Parks in the area have been closed since March 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mase confirmed the “soft opening” during an April 28 meeting of the county Board of Supervisors. According to the Sonoma County parks site, “Residents may access only those parks they can reach by walking or biking from their homes. Driving to a park is not allowed. Park use is limited to walking, hiking, jogging, biking and fishing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many parks have opened, all Sonoma County regional parks and trails remain closed. \u003ca href=\"https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Visit/Covid-19-Parks-Status-Updates/\">Check here for a full list\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All park visitors will still be required to maintain social distancing guidelines, and the parking lots will remain closed except to disabled residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post will be updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Consider it your free national parks pass: On Saturday, Sept. 28, all national parks across the nation will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">free to enter\u003c/a>, including popular California destinations like Muir Woods, Yosemite and Joshua Tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset in Joshua Tree National Park \u003ccite>(Ashley Urdang / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To celebrate \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/public-lands-day.htm\">National Public Lands Day\u003c/a> — the largest single-day volunteer effort in the U.S. — every Park Service site that usually charges an entrance fee will offer free admission to all visitors, as part of NPS’ Free Day program. (Remember: after Saturday, there’s only \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/veterans-day.htm\">one more free National Parks Day\u003c/a> coming up in 2019, on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To mark the occasion, we asked you for your tips on visiting the wealth of national parks within a day's drive from the Bay Area. Whether you're planning on visiting Saturday or at another time, scroll down for our audience's advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"Nat\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776206\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39295_2543845033_4c974714ec_o-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park \u003ccite>(Ryan Park / Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/glacierpoint.htm\">Glacier Point\u003c/a> [in Yosemite National Park] is a must see . Sunrise, sunset or any clear day... one of the most beautiful locations I’ve ever laid eyes on.\" (@tivon.tv, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Kings Canyon\u003c/a> next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Sequoia\u003c/a> and drive down to the canyon floor. The views and waterfall will not disappoint!\" (Rose Schultz, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776192\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood National Park \u003ccite>(Michael Schweppe / Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Sequoia\u003c/a> in the winter and experience snow shoeing or cross country skiing under the giants. Magical.\" (Kathleen Vanvelsor, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Pick up after yourself. Leave it as you found it, or better.\" (Josephine Burns, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Buy the 'elder pass' if your age qualifies.\" (Monica Daigle-Kleisath, via Facebook)\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>KQED tip: The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm#CP_JUMP_5088574\">NPS Annual Senior Pass\u003c/a> is $20, and a Lifetime Senior Pass is $80. Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm\">here\u003c/a> for a full list of NPS passes and available discounts \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776164\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39293_california-el-capitan-environment-2635585-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Capitan in Yosemite National Park \u003ccite>(Daniel Gorostieta / Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Be mindful of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/index.htm\">signs and rules\u003c/a>. They are there for your safety. I’ve seen too many people disregard them and end up hurt. If it says 'don’t go here with your bike,' don’t go there with your bike!\" (@annmariechristy, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Want great photos of old growth redwoods?\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/lbjgrove.htm\"> Lady Bird Johnson Grove\u003c/a> [in Redwood National and State Parks] is the place you want to go, a short 1.5 mile loop that can take you hours if you like to take photos.” (@SCCDP, via Twitter)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Comments have been slightly edited for length and clarity\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Consider it your free national parks pass: On Saturday, Sept. 28, all national parks across the nation will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">free to enter\u003c/a>, including popular California destinations like Muir Woods, Yosemite and Joshua Tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS29769__FB-68-of-69-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset in Joshua Tree National Park \u003ccite>(Ashley Urdang / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To celebrate \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/public-lands-day.htm\">National Public Lands Day\u003c/a> — the largest single-day volunteer effort in the U.S. — every Park Service site that usually charges an entrance fee will offer free admission to all visitors, as part of NPS’ Free Day program. (Remember: after Saturday, there’s only \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/veterans-day.htm\">one more free National Parks Day\u003c/a> coming up in 2019, on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To mark the occasion, we asked you for your tips on visiting the wealth of national parks within a day's drive from the Bay Area. 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Sunrise, sunset or any clear day... one of the most beautiful locations I’ve ever laid eyes on.\" (@tivon.tv, via Instagram)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Kings Canyon\u003c/a> next to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Sequoia\u003c/a> and drive down to the canyon floor. The views and waterfall will not disappoint!\" (Rose Schultz, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11776192\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11776192\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/RS39294_21556590_c502571c75_o-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood National Park \u003ccite>(Michael Schweppe / Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm\">Sequoia\u003c/a> in the winter and experience snow shoeing or cross country skiing under the giants. Magical.\" (Kathleen Vanvelsor, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Pick up after yourself. Leave it as you found it, or better.\" (Josephine Burns, via Facebook)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>National parks across the nation will be free to enter on Sunday, including popular California destinations like Muir Woods, Yosemite and Joshua Tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To celebrate the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/nps-birthday.htm\">National Park Service's 103rd birthday\u003c/a> on Aug. 25, every Park Service site that usually charges an entrance fee will \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">offer free admission to all visitors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is one of three remaining free days coming up in 2019 — the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">next ones\u003c/a> take place on Sept. 28 and Nov. 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11768594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite National Park.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Read on for a few of our recommendations \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/state/ca/index.htm\">in and around the Bay Area\u003c/a>, and remember: Sunday's entrance fee waiver \u003cem>doesn’t\u003c/em> extend to activities like camping, special tours, boat launches or transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Usually costs: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/planyourvisit/fees.htm\">$15 per adult\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768595\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11768595\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muir Woods National Park \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Home to towering ancient coast redwoods, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a> — a short drive north from the Golden Gate Bridge — is still breathtaking, no matter how many times you've visited. The raised accessible boardwalk means this national park is particularly suited to visiting folks with reduced mobility, wheelchair users and families with kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that while Muir Woods' entrance fee is waived on Sunday, you'll still have to pay for your (now mandatory) \u003ca href=\"https://gomuirwoods.com/\">parking reservation or shuttle reservation\u003c/a>. These spots fill up fast, so we'd recommend securing yours now if you're hoping to take advantage of the free National Park Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm\">Yosemite\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Usually costs: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm\">$35 per car\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11768596\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite National Park.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS1447_IMG_0627.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Less than four hours' drive from the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm\">Yosemite National Park\u003c/a> offers iconic rock formations like El Capitan, incredible waterfalls, ancient giant sequoias and a huge expanse of wilderness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven't been before — and a startling number of Bay Area residents \u003cem>have\u003c/em> never visited — Sunday's free National Park Day might be a good opportunity.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm\">Joshua Tree\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Usually costs: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/fees.htm\">$30 per car\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11768593\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29766__FB-27-of-69-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Tree National Park \u003ccite>(Ashley Urdang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joshua Tree National Park's\u003c/a> famously surreal landscape brings together the two distinct desert ecosystems of the Mojave and the Colorado, and offers some of the darkest night skies around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this post was published in April 2019.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>National parks across the nation will be free to enter on Sunday, including popular California destinations like Muir Woods, Yosemite and Joshua Tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To celebrate the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/nps-birthday.htm\">National Park Service's 103rd birthday\u003c/a> on Aug. 25, every Park Service site that usually charges an entrance fee will \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">offer free admission to all visitors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is one of three remaining free days coming up in 2019 — the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm\">next ones\u003c/a> take place on Sept. 28 and Nov. 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11768594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite National Park.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS480_IMG_0608.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yosemite National Park. \u003ccite>(Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Read on for a few of our recommendations \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/state/ca/index.htm\">in and around the Bay Area\u003c/a>, and remember: Sunday's entrance fee waiver \u003cem>doesn’t\u003c/em> extend to activities like camping, special tours, boat launches or transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Usually costs: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/planyourvisit/fees.htm\">$15 per adult\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11768595\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11768595\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/RS29838_Redwoods_017-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muir Woods National Park \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Home to towering ancient coast redwoods, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\">Muir Woods\u003c/a> — a short drive north from the Golden Gate Bridge — is still breathtaking, no matter how many times you've visited. The raised accessible boardwalk means this national park is particularly suited to visiting folks with reduced mobility, wheelchair users and families with kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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But there are still some purples and whites — the lupines, the hillside daisies. And on the floor of the massive plain itself a huge carpet of yellow, hundreds of acres in size. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re happy to have the place mostly to ourselves to explore. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protected monument, designated by President Clinton in 2001, is massive — some 40 miles long and 15 miles wide — daunting even. Standing on the floor of the plain, taking it all in, it’s like standing in an inland sea. To the left lusher mountains closer to the Pacific Ocean, to the right desert hills almost burnt brown, cut by the San Andreas Fault toward their base. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are few amenities such as signs or marked trails. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the “super bloom” has started to fade, Jackson is training his lens on the old, decaying ranch houses with their collapsed roofs. There are Depression-era pickups and plows just abandoned in the fields; relics of homesteaders who tried to scratch out a living in a punishingly hot and dry environment. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Life out here in these places has always been really hard, the elements are so extreme,” he says. “People have this idyllic image of what it’s like to have a ‘little house on the prairie.’ The answer is brutal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11743400\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/image-from-ios-13-_wide-678bdd96070869f81773d9c63ad762744c75b76d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1154\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11743400\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">What’s left of an abandoned ranch on the Carrizo Plain National Monument, where summers bring scorching temperatures and little if any rai \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even this early in the year, the afternoon sun already feels brutal. In a few weeks, the mercury will be in the hundreds. All these flowers that sprung up from the rainier than normal winter will wilt and become fuel for summer wildfires. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one of the few marked trailheads, Wallace Creek, we reapply sunscreen. Hikers are topping off their water bottles. A family in a minivan looks a little unprepared — we warn them to take more water than they think they’ll need and to watch out for rattlesnakes. They’re out now. We’d already seen two. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked where the best place is to see the super bloom, veteran visitor Jackson can’t say. There’s really no good answer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11743401\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/image-from-ios-1-_wide-a3f0899f95013c976164e2ee22a7ab7e85f9be71-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11743401\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer Michael Lee Jackson hops out of his Toyota to capture a closer view of a rattlesnake sunning itself on the dirt road. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People want a quick panacea for finding the most beautiful stuff,” Jackson says later. “But a place like this is different every day.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson has been trekking out here for almost a decade. 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