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Protect Giant Sequoia National Monument From Logging

Dear [Decision Maker],

I am writing to urge you to use your power to finally bring real protection to the Giant Sequoia National Monument by transferring management from the United States Forest Service to the National Park Service.


Adjacent to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, the Monument was established in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to protect all 327,000 acres of the Giant Sequoia ecosystem in perpetuity. However, since inception, the Forest Service, which still has no plan for how to take care of the Monument, has opened the door to excessive levels of logging.


Under National Park Service management, the Giant Sequoia National Monument will be better protected from the timber industry's relentless push to log inside this threatened ecosystem. Sequoia National Park, right next door to the Monument, has had great success managing the Sequoia ecosystem for decades without harmful logging while also restoring a healthy resilient forest.

It will be a travesty if we allow the timber industry to log throughout the home of most of the giant sequoias left in the world. Now is the time to bring real protection to a national treasure.

The vast majority of Americans strongly support preserving our natural heritage for future generations; Giant Sequoias are among the oldest trees on the planet. Many took root before our great-great grandparents were born, and will live to see our great-great grandchildren -- if we act now. I urge you to use your position to protect the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP]

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