The Sierra Club Mineral King Group is located in Tulare County and Kings County, in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, near Sequoia National Park and the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The Group, headquartered in Visalia, is named after the famous high Sierra mountain valley, Mineral King, that was the focus of the Sierra Club's successful campaign in the 1960's to stop a huge ski resort from from destroying that beautiful mountain valley, now part of Sequoia National Park.
The Mineral King Group has members in Hanford, Lemoore, Visalia, Porterville, and other cities in Kings and Tulare counties. We promote a variety of conservation and outdoor activities, and working on city, county, and regional conservation issues. We are particularly concerned about air and water quality in our valley. We also enjoy and work to protect the nearby Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest.
Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve
Porterville Yaudanchi reserve: A local treasure saved or another public land lost? Yaudanchi should remain a state ecological reserve. For 40 years , the Reserve has served as a public space with hiking trails, open to visitors and serving as an educational outdoor classroom. Then suddenly, in October of 2017, the Reserve was CLOSED with no public notice! Join us to save this ecological treasure!
- Who closed Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve? by Catherine Doe, Valley Voice - 6 February 2019
- Clock TIcking on Yaudanchi Ecological Rreserve (PDF) - December 2018 Update
- Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve Needs Your Help! (PDF) - What you can do to restore the Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve
- Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve - from Wildplaces (off-site link) - Detailed history of the reserve and its closure
- Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve - from Tulare County Treasures (off-site link) - Full background about the reserve
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Join Our Outings Meetup!
Please check out our Meet Up Website for listings of our Mineral King Group Outings at: http://www.meetup.com/SierraClubOutings/
The Meetup site has many outings that are not listed in the chapter newsletter, and is the best way to sign up for a hike!
Our Chapter Newsletter - The Roadrunner
Updated Information about our Group and Chapter outings, events, meetings, and news is provided in the Kern-Kaweah Chapter's bi-monthly newsletter, The Roadrunner. Current and recent issues are now available online.
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