An experienced hiker, Robert Gretsch, was found dead in the Sierra National Forest after being reported missing by his group ...

Sierra National Forest (SNF) fire crews continue to direct control lines around the fire. The steep rocky terrain prevented the use of bulldozers in several areas making the initial attack much more ...

Federal officials closed a portion of trails at the Sierra National Forest in Mariposa County where a Northern California family and their dog were found dead last month, citing unspecified safety ...

Sierra National Forest closed numerous hiking trails, picnic areas and campgrounds, citing “unknown hazards found in and near the Savage Lundy Trail,” where a Mariposa family was mysteriously ...

Sierra National Forest Supervisor Dean Gould could not be reached for comment. Last month, Gould signed an order that extended the closures of 21 campgrounds, 13 roads and four trails until May 19 ...

In a public announcement Sierra National Forest authorities said the closure was ordered "to provide for public safety" and cited "unknown hazards found in or near the Savage Lundy Trail." ...

Associated Press. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest on ...

The largest was the Creek Fire (nearly 380,000 acres) in Sierra National Forest, more than double the size of the SQF Complex (over 174,000 acres) which burned a portion of Sequoia National Forest.

A friend and colleague who has never shown the slightest interest in mountains, forests and meadows recently sent the following text: “Do you know anything about a national monument dispute at ...

With the fire’s spread into the Sierra National Forest, authorities have closed Forest Routes 5S43; 5S06, which is also known as Mt. Raymond Road; 5S22; and 5S37, forest officials said.

The largest was the Creek Fire (nearly 380,000 acres) in Sierra National Forest, more than double the size of the SQF Complex (over 174,000 acres) which burned a portion of Sequoia National Forest.