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NEWS
Sequoia National Forest
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Hume Lake Ranger DistrictContact: Jeff Cordes
Phone # (559) 338-2251 ext 380 jcordes@fs.fed.usDate: April 8, 2008 www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEASONAL CLOSURE PROTECTS PEREGRINE FALCONS
DUNLAP CA The area within ¼ mile of Chimney Rock in the Hume Lake Ranger District, Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest is now closed to all entry. The area is a traditional nesting site for Peregrine falcons, a species endangered in California. The closure will remain in effect until August 15 or when nesting concludes and the birds leave the area.
Historically, peregrine falcons nested on the cliffs in the Chimney Rock area until the 1970s, when DDT caused nest failures that led to their disappearance. In 1993, peregrine falcons were found using the cliff north of Chimney Rock. Disturbance by humans threatened the nesting success of the birds.
To avoid abandonment of the nesting site, a seasonal closure was implemented. Monitoring by volunteers and biologists has found regular use of the area and a need for seasonal closures since that time. In 2006, Peregrine falcons nesting on Chimney Rock successfully fledged a chick for the first time in recent history.
For updated information about the closure and the volunteer monitoring program contact Jeff Cordes, wildlife biologist at (559) 338-2251.
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Tule River, Hot Springs, and Hume Lake Ranger Districts Contact: Denise AlonzoDate: August 9, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GLASS BOTTLES NOT ALLOWED ON THE TULE RIVER
SPRINGVILLE, CA In response to large amounts of broken glass found along the Tule River the Forest Service has closed a portion of the River to alcoholic beverages in glass containers. "This needed to be done in order to protect public health and safety for visitors in the area," said District Ranger Priscilla Summers.
Possessing or storing alcoholic beverages in glass containers is prohibited along the Tule River from Wishon Campground to its intersection with Highway 190 and from the Forest Service boundary along Highway 190 to the Moorehouse Fish Hatchery located just below Camp Nelson.
Earlier this summer volunteers participated in National Rivers Clean-up Week (June 9-16th) by cleaning up trash and graffiti along the Tule River. Local Porterville Boy Scout Troop 132, WildPlaces, Comision Honorifica Mexicana y America, the Dolores Huerta Foundation, California Land Management, and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service are working together to raise awareness about this local treasure. A camper shell and over 100 bags of trash were removed from four of the many popularly used river areas.
Unfortunately, a lot of trash that couldn’t be removed is broken glass resulting from alcoholic beverages being brought into the area and not disposed of properly. "We are hopeful that by prohibiting alcoholic beverages in glass containers along the Tule River it will substantially reduce the amount of broken glass found there" explained Summers. A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of up to $5000 or imprisonment.
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