Series Scope and Content Summary The series consists of records regarding timber sales within the park. There are both general protocols for the sale of timber and documentation of specific timber sale projects. Before the establishment of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, logging often took place, as the area was seen as a bountiful place to harvest lumber. Nowadays, it is not normal practice for the park to sell its timber. Only under certain circumstances does the timber from the park become available...

Series Scope and Content Summary The series consists of general correspondence and records specific to particular projects associated with meadow preservation. These records document use that may have affected meadow preservation, and most importantly, the park service’s efforts towards the continued preservation of meadows within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. The documentation of soil and moisture control, snow surveys, forestry and range conservation, and fences and gates, play important roles in the continued...