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1 timber sales. Moreover, debris and soil eroded from 



2 logging and formerly logged areas are carried down 



3 slopes and streams into the once-pristine Sequoia 



4 groves of the Monarch Wilderness, and into the 



5 Kings River. 



6 (18) One of the fundamental purposes of this 



7 Preserve is to conserve the stands of Sequoiadendron 



8 giganteum and other ancient trees, along with con- 



9 necting and associated forests and other Federal 



10 lands, including cut-over and otherwise damaged for- 



11 est land, within a portion of the Sequoia National 



12 Forest and a portion of the Sierra National Forest, 



13 and to conserve and restore the scenery, natural ob- 



14 jects and wildhfe, and to provide for the enjoyment 



15 of the same in such manner and by such means as 



16 will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment and 



17 amazement of future generations and for the devel- 



18 opment of scientific information. 



19 SEC. 3. DEFINmONS. 



20 (a) As used in this Act, the term "National Forest 



21 Preserve" means forested land or land in close association 



22 with forests \idthin existing National Forests or on other 



23 United States public land that is dedicated in perpetuity 



24 for scientific study, recreational activity, and/or environ- 



25 mental protection, and on which commercial timber har- 



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