This section of our website contains reference materials regarding issues
affecting hikers and the High Sierra.
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Description
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Court document (PDF format)
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District Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Association v. Dep't. of Interior et al. (Sequoia & Kings Canyon Nat'l Parks, General Management Plan and commercial permits; January 24, 2012)
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Court document (PDF format)
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Lawsuit (opening complaint) filed by the HSHA to protect Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (September 2009)
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Court document (PDF format)
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Final District Court Injunction in HSHA et al. v. Moore (Commercial
Packstock Operations in the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses;
May 8, 2008)
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Court document (PDF format)
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District Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n et
al. v. Weingardt et al. (Commercial Packstock Operations in the
John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses; October 30, 2007)
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HSHA comments on Merced River Plan (PDF format)
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HSHA's scoping comments on Yosemite's Merced River Plan (June 2007); 3.2 MB
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Court document (PDF format)
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Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n. et al., v. U.S. Forest Service (Emigrant dams; June 2006)
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Court document (PDF format)
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Appeals Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Blackwell (December 2004)
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HSHA comments on SEKI draft GMP (PDF format)
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HSHA’s formal comments to National Park Service on the Draft General
Management Plan for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (October
2004) (large file, 781 KB)
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Court document (PDF format)
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Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Powell (January 2002)
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Court document (PDF format)
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Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Powell (June 2001)
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Water Quality Study (PDF format)
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Derlet et al. 2008. Risk Factors for Coliform Bacteria in
Backcountry Lakes and Streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: A 5-Year Study
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Water Quality Study (PDF format)
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Derlet and Carlson. 2006. Coliform Bacteria in Sierra Nevada
Wilderness Lakes and Streams: What Is the Impact of Backpackers, Pack
Animals, and Cattle?
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Policy Report (PDF format)
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Ensuring the Stewardship of the National Wilderness System
by Perry L. Brown, Chair, Wilderness Stewardship Panel, 2001
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Grazing
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A summary of research on the effects of livestock grazing on streams
in the western United States
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Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
listed as endangered
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Link to a site that describes the status and plight of the
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
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Frogs of the
High Sierra on the brink of extinction?
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Link to a site that describes the status and plight of the
mountain yellow-legged frog
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Fish stocking
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A summary of the research on benefits vs. impacts of
non-native fish stocking
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Court document (PDF format)
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Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Kennedy (June 1995)
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