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of enactment of this Act. The amendment should also specify that all ancient forest 

 identified by this process be incorporated into the Giant Sequoia Preserve system at 

 the first annual review following this study as provided for in subsection 7(b) "Annual 

 Recommendations.' 



4. Roads: The language in subsection 7(e)(1) is unnecessarily vague. In order to 

 more dearty accomplish the intent of the legislation, the language of this subsection 

 should be amended to explicrtty prohibit new road construction in the Preserve. 



Mr. Chairman, Giant Sequoia groves of the Sien-a Nevada range are truly indescrib- 

 able. Many of these trees are more than 2,000 years old. In fact, one tree in the 

 Converse Basin, was estimated to tje dose to 3,000 years old when it was cut earfy in 

 this Century. The Wildemess Sodety urges you to improve and pass H.R. 2153 so 

 that fijture generations of Americans can experience these remarkable ecosystems. 

 Congressional protection of the Giant Sequoias is just the type of foresighted action 

 that will be remembered long after short term finandal gains have vanished. 



