Links - High Sierra Hikers Association

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Other Groups that Deserve Your Support

Wilderness Watch
Western Environmental Law Center
Wild Wilderness
Californians for Western Wilderness
Western Lands Project
Western Watersheds Project
Range Watch
Snowlands Network
League of Conservation Voters

Resources for Letter Writing

Find your representatives and senators
Research bills in the U.S. Congress

General Hiking and Backpacking Information

Wilderness.net
Trip reports: Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks

Recommended High Sierra Guide Books

From Great West Books:

Place Names of the Sierra Nevada, by Peter Browning (2011)
Yosemite Place Names, by Peter Browning (2005)
Tahoe Place Names, by Barbara Lekisch (1988)

From Wilderness Press:

Sierra North: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada, by Morey, White, Corless, and Winnett (2005)
Sierra South: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada, by Morey, White, Corless, Elliot, Tirrell, and Winnett (2006)

From The Mountaineers:

The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails, by R. J. Secor (2009)

Recommended High Sierra Videos

From Kenan Productions LLC:

Message From The Mountains. An uplifting and inspirational story about the value of High Sierra wilderness in today’s world. 54 minutes (2004).

From Green TV, Inc:

Counting Sheep: Restoring the Sierra Nevada Bighorn. The story of efforts to save the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep from extinction. Winner of Emmy Awards for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography. 60 minutes (2004).

Management Agencies of the High Sierra

National Park Service: Devil's Postpile
National Park Service: Sequoia/Kings Canyon
National Park Service: Yosemite
U.S. Forest Service: Inyo National Forest
U.S. Forest Service: Sierra National Forest
U.S. Forest Service: National Forests in California