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Park officials announced on Monday, Jan. 21 that visitor centers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be open for weekend operations beginning Saturday, January 19. Sequoia Parks Conservancy (SPC), the official park partner of the parks made a donation on Friday that covers National Park Service (NPS) Interpretive Rangers and facility maintenance at all locations.
Park visitor centers have been closed for the past 28 days during this lapse in appropriations. Pear Lake Winter Hut, also managed by SPC, will also resume normal operations.
“We believe in the power of information as a way to guide and transform a visitor’s experience of these parks,” said Savannah Boiano, Executive Director of the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. “This donation is one way for the Sequoia Parks Conservancy to support Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the National Park Service.”
Park visitor centers will be open for the holiday weekend Saturday through Monday, and Friday through Sunday on weekends for the foreseeable future. SPC employees and NPS rangers will be staffing the visitor centers and providing trip- planning and safety information.
For a calendar of in-park programs offered by SPC, visit www.sequoiaparks.org/freeprograms. For park information, visit www.nps.gov/SEKI. Visitor Center Hours Holiday Weekend 1/19-1/21
Foothills Visitor Center: 9 am to 3 pm Giant Forest Museum: 10 am to 4pm 1/19-1/20, 10 am to 3 pm 1/21 Kings Canyon Visitor Center: 10 am to 3 pm Weekends Moving Forward (During Government Shutdown) Foothills Visitor Center: 9 am to 3 pm Giant Forest Museum 10 am to 3 pm Kings Canyon Visitor Center 10 am to 3 pm All other areas that are typically open this time of year, including campgrounds, restrooms, trails, and roads, are open using Federal Land and Recreation Enhancement funds.
These areas will remain open unless winter conditions or other factors require otherwise. These areas include: Giant Forest and General Sherman Tree Grant Grove and General Grant Tree Foothills and Hospital Rock Potwisha and Azalea Campgrounds Big Stump and Wolverton snow play areas Please call 559-565-3341 for current weather, closures, and road conditions before visiting the parks as winter conditions may require tire chains or closures at any time.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which lie side by side in the southern Sierra Nevada in Central California, preserve prime examples of nature’s size, beauty, and diversity. Over 2 million visitors from across the U.S. and the world visit these parks to see the world’s largest trees (by volume), grand mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, the highest point in the lower 48 states, and more. Learn more at http:// www.nps.gov/seki 565-3341.
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Kaweah Delta is accepting applications for a new Emergency Department Advisory Council aiming to enhance patient experiences in its Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state. Members of the public are invited to apply.
“Regular feedback from the community is important because it helps us improve,” said Deborah Volosin, Director of Community Engagement at Kaweah Delta. “This new council will create a dialogue and help us gather ideas so that we can continually improve programs and policies to address healthcare challenges and enhance the experience of our Emergency Department patients and visitors.”
This council will be made up of 10-12 members and four to six Kaweah Delta employees.
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Members will be expected to attend a monthly 90-minute meeting and serve a two-year term. Individuals over the age of 18 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be committed to building a partnership with Kaweah Delta to better serve the community at large. Previous leadership experience is not required.
Individuals interested in being considered can get more information and complete an application form (available in English and Spanish) at www. kaweahdelta.org/EDcouncil by emailing ourhospital@kdhcd. org or by calling (559) 624-2529. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 1. Kaweah Delta will review all applications and anticipates announcing council members in February.
As a large regional healthcare
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organization, it is Kaweah Delta’s mission to serve the broad community. This new council is modeled after a council that Kaweah Delta created in 2017, a Patient and Family Advisory Council. The group of patients and their family members work with healthcare providers to improve patient experiences.
Kaweah Delta is a publicly- owned community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia region and Tulare County. With over 5,000 dedicated medical professionals and employees, Kaweah Delta is committed to meeting the community’s health needs through state-of-the-art medicine, high-quality preventive services and specialized health centers and clinics. For more information, visit www. kaweahdelta.org.
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