My trailhead rangers have stated that several cabin owners have come by the Mineral King Ranger Station today (8/23) to inquire about if there was a fire in or near Mineral King. There are smaller fires within the park boundary, but the one that is causing the ash in Mineral King and prompted concern in the community is the Castle Fire in the Golden Trout Wilderness.
Over the next several days, I am requesting that the cabin community please not interrupt the staff at the Mineral King Ranger Station unless there is an emergency. My trailhead rangers will be working non-stop on the phone over the next several days to notify permit holders planning to hike near the fires of the conditions and forest service closures. I have asked them to post updates on the front door of the ranger station as they are received to facilitate information flow of what we currently know to you all.
For those that have access to the Silver City Resort wifi, they can look at the fire information updates here. This will be the best place to receive information on the fires: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7048/
Information on air quality near Mineral King can be found here: https://aqicn.org/city/california/tulare/sequoia-national-park-ash-mountain and https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/airqualityinfo.htm
We will do our best to facilitate information flow to you all as it is received.
Also, unfortunately both campgrounds at Mineral King (Atwell Mill, Cold Springs) will not open this summer.
Respectfully,
Elizabeth K. Dietzen
Mineral King Subdistrict Ranger (Protection)
No comments:
Post a Comment