RANGERS IN THE CLASSROOM:
($400,000 total, including planning,
piloting, and implementation, 2007-2009)
This environmental advocacy and educational outreach program will build community
awareness and support for the future of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Park rangers will visit elementary school classrooms (with an emphasis on targeting
students who are English Language Learners) in the Central Valley to discuss
the Parks and today’s pressing environmental concerns.
Project Sponsors include: Recreational Equipment Inc.
TOKOPAH TRAIL RESTORATION
($200,000 total; $100,000 committed by NPS and $100,000 to be raised by SPF)
Section of Tokopah Trail as it looks today..
How it will look after your support!
This very popular trail, which begins in the Lodgepole Campground, Sequoia
National Park, is in need of repair and upgrade. The National Park Service is asking Sequoia Parks Foundation
to match federal funds already committed for this project. Work on the trail
will begin in the summer of 2008.
ARTISTS IN THE BACK COUNTRY
($50,000 over 2 years - $30,000 awarded by the James Irvine Foundation)
Every year the Foundation will take a select group of artists and writers to a remote location in the back country. This program rekindles the American tradition of enhancing public
awareness of and appreciation for our countries great lands through the arts.
ARTIST SUMMER CAMP IN SEQUOIA
($2,000 per year)
Each summer the Sequoia Parks Foundation hosts a group of artists at Wolverton
Camp near the Lodgepole Campground.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: Air Quality in the Parks
What action can the Parks take to reduce global climate change? The proposal
outlines steps to be taken by the Parks which include:
- Develop a comprehensive emission survey for Sequoia and Kings Canyon
- Conduct a review of published work to describe current and potential threats
of climate change to the Sierra Nevada
- Organize a climate friendly parks workshop to develop an action plan for
changes in park operations
RESTORATION
OF MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED FROGS & HIGH ELEVATION LAKES
($11,000)
The mountain
yellow-legged frog has disappeared from 92% of sites in its historic range.
The National Park Service has restored 6 lakes and is close to completing work
on 5 additional lakes.
Funding would allow crews to continue working on restoration of the frogs and
lakes in the high altitude aquatic ecosystems in these Parks. National Park
Service is funding 83% of of the project. |
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DONATE TODAY
For more information on how you can give today or partner on a project, please
contact us at 559-739-1668 or info@sequoiaparksfoundation.org
