KEEP THE PARK SERVICE OUT OF THE GIANT SEQUOIA MONUMENT AND OTHER SEQUOIA LANDS

There is another push by closure activists to have the National Park Service take over management of the Giant Sequoia Monument. This will reduce your access, needlessly increase regulations and impose new fees for entry and camping.

Take Action To Avoid Closures

Currently the National Forest Service manages the Monument under their Land of Many Uses Mandate. The Forest Service allows many uses which the Park Service is unlikely to, such as licensed OHV's on dirt roads and mountain bikes on trails.

The Sequoia National Forest Service has managed this area for over 100 years. They have done an excellent job of protecting the Giant Sequoias, as evidenced by the area being in such pristine condition to be recently designated as a National Monument as well as a science report finding the Sequoia Groves under Forest Service management are healthier that those under Park Service management.

The Forest Service promotes family values and individual freedoms. They thin overgrown trees reducing catastrophic fire hazard and promoting public safety.

The new proposal to have the Park Service take over is just taking shape. We have an opportunity to let our elected officials know we are not in favor of this before it is a done deal behind closed doors. Please take TWO MINUTES to send a letter now opposing this.

We have a second letter generator below which would prevent this from happening again in Sequoia Forest or anywhere else.

Stewards of the Sequoia worked hard and stopped this in the past and with your help we will stop this now and forever.

The Giant Sequoia Monument Association has submitted a letter to the President of the United States opposing Congressman Farr's request for the President to decree the National Park Service to take over management of the Sequoia Monument and expressing concerns about the misinformation provided by Congressman Farr.

Please be sure to send your letters and let your elected officials know we are tired of being closed out of our public lands. Urge your friends and family to send letters too.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO SEND BOTH LETTERS TO LET CONGRESS KNOW THAT MORE PEOPLE SUPPORT THE FOREST SERVICE AND THE LAND OF MANY USES MANDATE THAN THE PARK SERVICE WITH INCREASED REGULATIONS AND FEES.

Ask everyone you know to send a letter

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