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Statement of Daniel P. Christenson 

 9 March 1994 

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Stanislaus County in the north to Kern County in the south; and 



the western Mojave Desert in Kern, San Bernardino, Inyo and Los 



Angeles Counties. This area, in the Sierra Nevada, includes the 



entire range of the giant Sequoia species. At various times 



since 1957 I have worked with fish and wildlife resources in 



Stanislaus National Forest , Sierra National Forest, Sequoia 



National Forest, Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National 



Park and Sequoia National Park. My present area of 



responsibility covers the eastern portion of Tulare County and 



all of Kern County, including the Tule River and Kern River 



drainages, most of the Sequoia National Forest and a major part 



of the Sequoia National Park. A large number of Sequoia groves 



lie within this area.-' 



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My major concern is for the condition of our natural 

 resources. I am dedicated to the protection of these resources 

 for our future generations and thus am interested in the 

 enactment of H.R. 2153. I have witnessed degraded conditions of 

 fish and wildlife habitat throughout the national forests on 

 which I have worked. It is my opinion that most, if not all, of 

 the degradation is due to the activities of man. Especially by 

 the grazing of domestic livestock, road construction, soil 

 disturbance and vegetation removal or damage. These activities 

 presently occur in Sequoia groves to varying degrees and are 

 contributing to changes in the natural ecosystems there. 



The effects of timber harvest are three fold, from road 



