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| RESOLUTION ON SEQUOIA
NATIONAL FOREST |
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| ISSUE | The groves of giant
sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the Sequoia National Forest
which contains more than half of all trees of this species on earth
have been logged under unannounced policies of the U.S. Forest Service
beginning in 1982 to the lasting detriment of the forest and at a heavy
monetary burden to the American taxpayer. |
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| STATUS |
The Sequoia Forest
Citizens Coalition has adopted a position with respect to the Sequoia
National Forest whose provisions will: |
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1) Change emphasis from
resource extraction to nonconsumptive uses of the Forest
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2) Sustain functioning
forest ecosystems
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3) Stop logging,
road-building, and other development in remaining unroaded areas
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4) Ban development,
road-building, and further logging in ancient (old growth) forest
stands.
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5) Ban "intensive" timber
harvesting, including clearcutting
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6) Maintain natural
biodiversity
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| WHAT TO DO |
The Federation of Western
Outdoor Clubs supports the position of the Sequoia Forest Citizens
Coalition, and calls upon its members to urge the President of the
United States to continue traditions established by his predecessors in
protecting elements of our natural heritage by proclaiming the most
significant areas of Sequoia National Forest to be the Sequoia National
Monument, to be administered either by the National Forest Service of
the Department of Agriculture or by the National Park Service of the
Department of the Interior. |
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| The propitious time for
this Presidential Proclamation is September 25, 1990, the centennial
date of the founding of Sequoia National Park. |
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| The boundaries of the
three-unit Monument should be those recommended and mapped by the
Sequoia Forest Alliance, a copy of which accompanies these resolutions. |
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| Further, the Federation of
Western Outdoor Clubs urges its members to persuade the President to
use the centennial date, September 25, 1990, as the occasion for his
nomination of the natural range of the giant sequoia to the status of
World Heritage Site under the United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization. The International World Heritage
Committee of UNESCO has already determined to act favorably on this
Presidential nomination, under which areas of Sequoia and Sierra
National Forests and Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks
would be given recognition. |
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