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Park Overview These parks are home to giants: immense mountains, deep canyons, and huge trees. Thanks to their huge elevational range, 1,500' to 14,491', these parks protect stunningly diverse habitats. The Generals Highway climbs over 5000 feet from chaparral and oak-studded foothills to the awe-inspiring sequoia groves. From there, trails lead to the high-alpine wilderness which makes up most of these parks. Beneath the surface lie over 200 fascinating caverns. Although Congress created these two parks at different times, Sequoia and Kings Canyon share miles of boundary and are managed as one park. Sequoia was the second national park designated in this country. General Grant National Park, the forerunner of Kings Canyon, was third. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
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In stream and lake watersheds at Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, the effects of stressors such as acidic deposition, changes in weather and hydrology, and nitrogen cycling have been studied. As part of PRIMENet, the Parks' ponderosa pine forests were evaluated to determine the effects of ozone on these forests. |
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