South Fork Kings

If you want to volunteer to help out with an event, or you want to get additional information right away, contact Bill Templin at (916) 601-9954 or wetemplin@att.net

Merlin Ballard Memorial opening weekend, April 25-27 - our traditional opening weekend trek, this year in honor of one of our founders, Merlin Ballard (1937-2008)

Annual Spring River Clean Up Day, June 21-22 - help us take advantage of the First Day of Summer (the longest day of the Year) by taking part in our Annual Spring River Clean Up Day as part of "National River Clean Up"

Traditional "Last Week in July," July 19-27 Friends of the South Fork Kings River Camp out in Kings Canyon. Who wants to help clear "Deer Cove Creek Trail"? This is our annual trail maintenance day for the trail we've adopted through the Hume Lake Ranger District, USFS.

September 26-28, 2008 - Help us Celebrate "National Public Lands Day" at this camp out weekend, with Fall Clean Up on September 27

November 7-9, 2008 - Traditional "End of the Season", last visit of the year to Kings Canyon, and this year it coincides with the end of Daylight Savings time!

Thank You to all of the volunteers...

I hope that your visits to Kings Canyon in 2007 were the best ever... if not, or if you didn't make it up there last year, please let us know how your visit could have been better and we hope to see you up there in the Spring this year!

Bill Templin
Volunteer Coordinator
Friends of the South Fork Kings River

Event Reports and Pictures

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Another successful river cleanup! Cleaning up the South Fork Kings, river stewardship education and river assessment objectives were all enjoyably incorporated into this event. Scroll down for some pictures, including our "Diaper Disposal" poster!

Little Bear visiting Three Mile Pool - a rare event, as this was the bear that was hit on Highway 180 near Grizzly Falls

Although our turnout was small, it was an active group of NPS staff and South Fork Kings Friends who participated in this clean up. Here's evidence of their hard work - thanks to all our cleanup volunteers!

Low Fall flows at cleanup time - the gage on the bridge reads 2.6 feet!

Fall Cleanup view of the Old Swimming Hole, also showing the low water this time of year.

Our newest sponsor and "trout-fishingholic" Doug Masterson (shown here) returned to the Canyon to help with the clean up and made some fine contributions! You can download a full-page PDF version of this poster (file size ~200K).

Friends of the South Fork Kings
P.O. Box 743
Carmichael, CA 95609-0743

(916) 601-9954

wetemplin@att.net