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Giant Sequoias to be Cut Down

Below is a sad message I received today from the Sierra Club.  Please contact the Abigail Kimbell of the U.S. Forest Service and ask her to stop this action and to protect the trees we need and love:

“More than half of the remaining groves — located in Giant Sequoia National Monument— are in jeopardy because, despite being rebuked by the federal courts, the Bush Administration is refusing to back off its plan to log this irreplaceable ancient forest.

Without these protections, loggers would be permitted to cut down trees of any species 30” in diameter or larger — a size that normally takes two centuries or more to grow. In addition, timber companies would be entitled to take 7.5 million board feet of lumber from Giant Sequoia National Monument each year — enough trees to fill 2,500 logging trucks — that’s a truck almost every three hours!

Your signed petition to Abigail Kimbell will put the U.S. Forest Service on notice that the American people won’t stand by as commercial logging damages this fragile ecosystem and threatens our remaining Giant Sequoia groves. And with your backing we will work to extend permanent protections to these magnificent and imperiled trees — by transferring management of the Giant Sequoia National Monument to the National Park Service.”

Follow this link for contact info for Chief Kimbell

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7 Responses to “Giant Sequoias to be Cut Down”

  1. I clicked the link to help, but their site is (conveniently?) down. Thought you would want to know..

  2. (202) 205-1661 <- Their phone number. Just remember to be nice.

  3. I have visited your wonderful Giant Sequoia National Park ,some 15 years ago. The though of these wonderful trees being cut down fills me with great sadness .I still remember the feeling I had when I stumbled upon one of these Giants (wonder,suprise,excitement and a mirriad of other emotions) these stay with me till this day…
    If I can help,in any small way, to prevent this proposed action,
    then please contact me …

    Yours Sincerly Bob Wood
    Leeds
    England

  4. This is outrageous! I didn’t even know logging was permitted in National Monuments. And any tree? Even the ancient ones? Horrible.

  5. This sounds horrible. But I’ve been trying to research this more, but can’t find much more information. If you don’t mind me asking, what plan are you talking about from the Bush Administration?

  6. Can you provide a link to the actual logging plan?

  7. I’m in Italy but i’d like to give my online support!!

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