Rangers in California remove marijuana plants from national park

Massive Marijuana Grow Eradicated in Sequoia National Park, Spotlight on Black Market’s Ecological Toll - Merry Jane

Federal rangers and Bureau of Land Management agents dismantled an illegal marijuana cultivation spanning 13 acres deep within Sequoia National Park—highlighting the enduring environmental threats of clandestine grows even in a post-legalization era.Rangers removed 2,377 mature marijuana plants and approximately 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure. The operation utilized manual cleanup and helicopter sling-loads due to the area’s remote ter…

Rangers in California remove marijuana plants from national park

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - National Park Service (NPS) rangers removed an illegal marijuana cultivation site in Sequoia National Park. NPS says it confiscated more than 2,000 full-grown marijuana plants. The 13-acre area also contained hazardous chemicals, including a toxic insecticide that is banned in the U.S. NPS first raided the site in 2024, but it was not rehabilitated until now because of the hazardous chemicals. NPS says the protected land was d…

Rangers Clear Thousands of Marijuana Plants, Banned Pesticides From Sequoia National Park

Law enforcement rangers last week removed over 2,000 marijuana plants and banned pesticides from a site in Sequoia National Park in California, according to the National Park Service (NPS). In an Aug. 21 statement, the NPS said rangers cleared a 13-acre site containing 2,377 full-grown marijuana plants, along with 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure. During the operation, rangers discovered a semi-automatic pistol and a gallon of Methamidop…

2,377 Illegal Marijuana Plants Were Wrecking This National Park

The National Park Service removed illegal marijuana plants from California’s Sequoia National Park this month. Rangers from the park service collaborated with special agents from the Bureau of Land Management in an operation that cleared 2,377 fully grown marijuana plants and 2,000 pounds of trash, according to an NPS press release. The site also contained a semi-automatic pistol and several hazardous chemicals, including Methamidophos, a banned…

Rangers Remove Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Site from Sequoia National Park

The site also contained a semi-automatic pistol and several hazardous chemicals.