In controversial move, Sequoia NP to install cell tower disguised as pine tree

Dave Harmon, PW editor
Apr 9, 2019
1 min read

You may soon be able to post your General Sherman selfies from inside Sequoia National Park.

Park officials have approved plans for America's largest telecommunication company, Verizon Wireless, to build a signal tower near Wuksachi Village. The decision came after a report stated that the project would bring no significant environmental impacts.

https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2019/04/08/cell-service-coming-sequoia-national-park/3357895002/

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