A new bill in Congress will change how America manages and protects the Giant Sequoias in California
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , Congressman Scott Peters , and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman illions of people from all over the world come to visit our majestic Giant Sequoias every year. No photo can accurately depict the awe-inspiring natural splendor of a Giant Sequoia, towering more than 300 feet into the sky. They are wonders that must be seen to believe, and they have been symbols of American natural beauty for centuries.
Historically, Giant Sequoia groves experienced an average of 31 fires per century that would clear out smaller fuels on the ground and allow Giant Sequoias to reproduce and flourish. These “smaller fuels” are smaller trees and brush that grow enough to make fires burn hotter and bigger, and in many instances, reach into the canopy.
Conditions on the ground were so dire last year that heroic firefighters had to work around the clock to save trees like the famous, wrapping the root crown in fire protective “space” blankets in a last-ditch effort to prevent permanent damage. Our bill would codify the existing Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and task them with creating a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment to inform future management decisions. The bill would then streamline regulations while maintaining robust environmental protections to ensure the recommendations from this Assessment can be implemented quickly and efficiently by land managers.
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