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1 mjgestic of all living things, are native to only a 



2 small part of the Sierra Nevada range in California. 



3 The Giant Sequoia groves and other ancient forests 



4 located within Sequoia National Forest are a unique 



5 national treasure that should be passed on intact for 



6 the benefit and eiyoyment of future generations. 



7 (2) The Giant Sequoias are named for the 



8 Cherokee Indian Sequoya, a giant among his people 



9 as the creator of the Cherokee alphabet. 



10 (3) The Giant Sequoias are plant relatives of 



1 1 the Coastal Redwoods of California, the Dawn Red- 



12 woods of China, and the Bald Cypress of the Amer- 



13 ican South. 



14 (4) Most of all the Giant Sequoia trees in the 



15 entire world are within the boundaries of the Se- 



16 quoia National Forest; these trees and their environs 



17 are currently unprotected statutorily fix)m logging, 



18 development, and other impacts resulting from 



19 human activity. 



20 (5) The ancient forests located in the Sequoia 



21 and Sierra National Forests provide unique and un- 



22 paralleled opportunities for scientific study and re- 



23 search. 



24 (6) The ancient forests of the Sequoia and Si- 



25 erra National Forests are the homes of endemic, 



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