http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721 Date: July 1, 2009 FIREWORKS PROHIBITED IN GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As we prepare for what will likely be a busy holiday weekend Forest officials remind visitors that fireworks, even &ldquo;safe and sane&rdquo; are not allowed in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest.&nbsp; &ldquo;It is especially important this year that Forest visitors don&rsquo;t bring fireworks into the Forest,&rdquo; says Western Divide District Ranger Priscilla Summers.&nbsp; &ldquo;The shrubs and grass are very dry and can easily burst into flames; all it might take is one small spark.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; All developed campgrounds located in the Hume Lake and Western Divide Ranger Districts are open.&nbsp; In order to ensure a camping spot advanced reservations are recommended by calling 1-877-444-6777 or on the World Wide Web at www.recreation.gov &lt;http://www.recreation.gov&gt; &nbsp; Off-highway vehicle use is restricted to designated roads within the Giant Sequoia National Monument.&nbsp; Mountain-bike use is restricted to trails and roads.&nbsp; Trails where mountain-bike use is prohibited are signed.&nbsp; All motorized and mechanized use, such as mountain-bikes, are prohibited within Wilderness areas. The Buck Rock Foundation is hosting its ninth annual Independence Day Celebration and Open House at Buck Rock Lookout on the Hume Lake Ranger District.&nbsp; The event, which will take place on Saturday, July 4th from 10:00 to 4:00, will be held at the base of the lookout. For up-to-date information please call the Hume Lake Ranger District (559) 338-2251 or the Western Divide Ranger District (559) 539-2607 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. &ndash; 4:30 p.m.&nbsp; Our offices will be open on both Friday and Saturday; the 3rd and 4th of July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date: July 1, 2009 FIREWORKS PROHIBITED IN GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As we prepare for what will likely be a busy holiday weekend Forest officials remind visitors that fireworks, even &ldquo;safe and sane&rdquo; are not allowed in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest.&nbsp; &ldquo;It is especially important this year that Forest visitors don&rsquo;t bring fireworks into the Forest,&rdquo; says Western Divide District Ranger Priscilla Summers.&nbsp; &ldquo;The shrubs and grass are very dry and can easily burst into flames; all it might take is one small spark.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; All developed campgrounds located in the Hume Lake and Western Divide Ranger Districts are open.&nbsp; In order to ensure a camping spot advanced reservations are recommended by calling 1-877-444-6777 or on the World Wide Web at www.recreation.gov &lt;http://www.recreation.gov&gt; &nbsp; Off-highway vehicle use is restricted to designated roads within the Giant Sequoia National Monument.&nbsp; Mountain-bike use is restricted to trails and roads.&nbsp; Trails where mountain-bike use is prohibited are signed.&nbsp; All motorized and mechanized use, such as mountain-bikes, are prohibited within Wilderness areas. The Buck Rock Foundation is hosting its ninth annual Independence Day Celebration and Open House at Buck Rock Lookout on the Hume Lake Ranger District.&nbsp; The event, which will take place on Saturday, July 4th from 10:00 to 4:00, will be held at the base of the lookout. For up-to-date information please call the Hume Lake Ranger District (559) 338-2251 or the Western Divide Ranger District (559) 539-2607 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. &ndash; 4:30 p.m.&nbsp; Our offices will be open on both Friday and Saturday; the 3rd and 4th of July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:11:07 PDT <p>No offense BNT, but isn't this information&nbsp;self evident.</p> <p>If Smokey won't allow someone to build a campfire I don't suppose he wants them launching a rocket.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_417741 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_417741 <p>No offense BNT, but isn't this information&nbsp;self evident.</p> <p>If Smokey won't allow someone to build a campfire I don't suppose he wants them launching a rocket.</p> <p>But guns are OK&nbsp;now.&nbsp; Like at the Holocaust Museum.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_417821 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_417821 <p>But guns are OK&nbsp;now.&nbsp; Like at the Holocaust Museum.</p> <p>I&nbsp;can't wait to shoot Smokey and set him and his forest on fire.&nbsp; In this heat, who would want a fire anyway?</p> <p>Last year at Balch Park we were about to take a walk (with our 357 for company) and we heard this *BOOM* echo around the campsite.&nbsp; Scared the crap out of my tough talking cousin LOL.&nbsp; Someone had exploded a rocket M-80 or something.&nbsp; Yeah, people are idiots.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_418087 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/46721/#c_418087 <p>I&nbsp;can't wait to shoot Smokey and set him and his forest on fire.&nbsp; In this heat, who would want a fire anyway?</p> <p>Last year at Balch Park we were about to take a walk (with our 357 for company) and we heard this *BOOM* echo around the campsite.&nbsp; Scared the crap out of my tough talking cousin LOL.&nbsp; Someone had exploded a rocket M-80 or something.&nbsp; Yeah, people are idiots.</p>