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1 riously and permanently eroded under past and 



2 present management of the Forest. 



3 (16) Private-property values within and around 



4 the area affected by provisions of this Act, which are 



5 now adversely impacted by lo^ng and associated 



6 activities, will be enhanced by the cessation of such 



7 activities, and opportunities for new businesses com- 



8 patible with forest and ecosystem preservation will 



9 appear. 



10 (17) Sequoia National Forest adjoins Sequoia 



11 National Park on the north and south, surrounds 



12 the Redwood Mountain and Grant Grove sections of 



13 Kings Canyon National Park, and with the Sierra 



14 National Forest bounds the entire west side of the 



15 main part of Kings Canyon National Park. Lo^ng 



16 on the Sequoia National Forest severely impacts the 



17 views fix)m and between these parks and from the 



18 celebrated Generals' Highway connecting them. Add- 



19 ing to the negative impacts is the traffic of lo^ng 



20 trucks using the public highways adjacent to the 



21 parks. Among the Sequoia grove^ in and adjacent to 



22 the Kings River watershed, where visitors expect na- 



23 tional-park conditions, logging operations spoil the 



24 experience for many, including visitors to the Mon- 



25 arch and Jennie Lakes Wildernesses, which abut the 



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