Over 1,000 acres of Sierra National Forest closed north of Oakhurst

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The US Forest Service has closed disconnected implicit 1,000 acres of a historical grove successful the Sierra National Forest till the extremity of the year.

Forest officials announced Monday, arsenic portion of ongoing enactment from a wood order, the Nelder Grove Historic Area volition temporarily beryllium closed from Aug. 5 till Dec. 31. The closure, pictured below, encompasses 1,432 acres and includes each roads, trails and recreational sites.

This order comes aft the Sierra Nevada Range endured a devastating drought successful 2016, resulting successful histrion deaths, which would aboriginal substance the Railroad Fire that followed successful 2017. Since then, rangers person been moving tirelessly to reconstruct and support the grove and Giant Sequoias that were severely affected.

2017 Railroad Fire Moves East Towards Nelder Grove

The Forest Service says this closure was enactment successful spot to guarantee nationalist information arsenic extended mechanical and chopper operations enactment to mitigate the post-fire hazards. The closure besides ensures the extortion of delicate earthy resources.

Despite being closed disconnected to the public, those with a valid Forest Permit whitethorn beryllium granted entree if deemed harmless by wood officials. Additionally, rangers accidental the closure could beryllium lifted earlier if conditions improve.