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Cloer-Testimony: H.R. 2153 Page 13 



"This proclamation is not intended to create any right or benefit, sub^antive or 

 procedural, enforceable by a party against the United States, its agencies or 

 instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person." 



This is not the accountable enforceable protection we are seeking. 



Much of my testimony has centered on the abuses of the past; however, my objective 

 has been to convince you that Forest Service policy alone will never be sufficient to 

 protect the Giant Sequoia ecosystem. H.R. 2153 will provide the security needed for 

 Sequoia National Forest to administer the groves for preservation and the 

 continuation of natural processes in perpetuity. 



I must not fail to balance the portrayal of the damages of the Forest with the 

 beauty that remains. There are thousands of acres of pristine forested lands which will 

 be the heart of the Sequoia Preserve. Beautiful vistas, fenvsided streams, ancient 

 pine and untouched Sequoias remain. Trails wind up rivers shaded by Sequoias as 

 ancient as time itself. With further human damage prevented, nature will begin the 

 healing process. Where science and humans can speed the healing, we can help. 



Let us envision a Sequoia Forest crowned with a legislatively protected Giant Sequoia 

 ecosystem which also provides habitat for spotted owls, golden trout mariposa lilies, 

 pine martin, sugar pine, and myriad of other species, a Forest where waters run clean 

 once again, and where millions of visitors enjoy a splendor rivaling any National Park. 

 We will then be able to transfer this priceless legacy, this wonderful forest, safely into 

 the hands of the next generatk>n, setting an example for them to foikjw. 



Thank you for offering me the opportunity to test^ on behalf of H.R. 2153. 



Rfia)ectfuHy Submitted, 



Carta Ck>er 



182 East Rekl Avenue 



Pottefville CA 93257 



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