Resources
This section of our website contains reference materials regarding issues affecting hikers and the High Sierra.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Court documents | Information about lawsuits filed by the HSHA, and court decisions |
| Ranger reports | End of season ranger reports for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks for the years 1983-2015 |
| HSHA comment letters | Selected comments filed by the HSHA regarding wilderness plans, wild river plans, and other agency actions |
| Comment letters from the public | Articulate letters submitted by members of the public regarding the 2011 Sequoia & Kings Canyon Wilderness Stewardship Plan |
| Water quality studies | Selected scientific papers about water contamination in wilderness areas |
| Policy Report (PDF format) | Ensuring the Stewardship of the National Wilderness System by Perry L. Brown, Chair, Wilderness Stewardship Panel, 2001 |
| Meadow reports | Reports from Sequoia & Kings Canyon rangers that demonstrate damage to meadows from grazing by packstock |
| Grazing | A summary of research on the effects of livestock grazing on streams in the western United States |
| Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep listed as endangered | Link to a site that describes the status and plight of the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep |
| Frogs of the High Sierra on the brink of extinction? | Link to a site that describes the status and plight of the mountain yellow-legged frog |
| Fish stocking | A summary of the research on benefits vs. impacts of non-native fish stocking |
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