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Toensurethepermanentsurvivaloftheseancientgiantswemustprovidethemwithpermanentprotection.#XXXX#Glickmansaidthatacarefulreviewofscientificdataandotherinformation,asdirectedbyPresidentClintoninFebruary,hasledhimtobelievestronglythatthegroveswarrantpermanentprotectionasaForestServicenationalmonument.WhiletherearesomeexistingprotectionsforGiantSequoias,nosuchprotectionsexistforthesurroundingsubwatershedsonwhichthesetreesdepend,orinareaswheretheriskoffiretoSequoiagrovesmustbecontrolled.Asanationalmonument,theForestServicewillfocusitslandmanagementeffortsonpreservationofthegrovesandtheirsurroundingecosystems. Despitetheirtremendoussize,GiantSequoiasarevulnerable,Glickmansaid. Theyareverymuchaffectedbywhathappensonthesurroundingforest.Loggingornearbydevelopmentcanprofoundlyaffectwaterqualityinthegrovesandthreatenthelongtermsurvivaloftheseraretrees.Informulatinghisrecommendation,GlickmansaidthathekeptinmindtheconcernsandpotentialimpactsonthosewithinforestdependentcommunitiesneartheSequoiaNationalForest.Tothatend,theSecretaryincludedthefollowingspecificrecommendations,intheeventthePresidentchoosestodesignateaGiantSequoiamonument! \+0*- _ 0/3 __ 0/3 _  more 0/3 Є2 L y3L 3   323  0    2TheForestServicewouldcontinuetomanagethemonumentaspartoftheSequoia   NationalForest.Ascienceadvisorypanelwouldbecreatedtoassistindevelopmentofamanagementplanforthemonument.Thiswouldallowthebestsciencetoguidetheappropriatechoiceandmixofecologicalmanagementactions,includingmechanicaltreatment,prescribedburning,andothertechniquesnecessarytoprotectthegiantsequoiagrovesfromcatastrophicfireandotherthreats.ManagementprescriptionstoprotecttheGiantSequoiagrovesandotherobjectsprotectedbythemonumentwouldthusbebasedonthebestavailablescience,therebyaddressingamajorconcernraisedbyseveralmembersofCongress,theCaliforniaForestryAssociation,andlocalresidents.3݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3z23  0    Alllandwithintheboundariesofthemonumentwouldberemovedfromthecommercial l @  timberbase.Previouslysoldtimbersaleswouldcontinue,aswouldtimbersalesthathaveasigneddecisionnoticepriortoJanuary1,2000.ThisprovidesatwoandahalfyeartransitiontimbersupplyunderthenewmonumentdesignationwithoutadverselyaffectingtheGiantSequoias.3z݌ (#(# Ќ   3   323  0    Currentgrazingandspecialusepermitswouldremainvalidandwouldlikelyberenewed   throughnormalpermitprocesses,subjecttootherwiseapplicablelawsandregulationsgoverninglanduse.3݌ (#(# Ќ  ݀   3   3N23  0    Allvalid,preexistingrights,includingtheaccessrightsofprivate_inholders_Ԁwouldbe  preserved.3Ny݌ (#(# Ќ   3   323  0    Themanagementplanwouldrequirecontinuedpublicandrecreationalaccessfor p hunting,fishing,camping,andcertainotheractivities.Existingcamps(forinstance,theCamp_Whittsett_ԀBoyScoutCampand_Pyles_ԀBoysCamp)wouldlikelycontinuetooperate,subjecttonormalpermitprocesses.Otherfacilities,suchasHumeLakeChristianCamp,whicharelocatedonprivatelandwithintheproposedmonumentwouldbeunaffectedbyamonumentdesignation.FollowingtheSecretarysrecommendation,theForestServicewillimmediatelyresumetheprocessingofthecampspendingspecialusepermitapplications.3݌ (#(# Ќ  Inaddition,ifthemonumentwerecreated,GlickmansaidhewoulddirecttheForestServicetoincreaseandenhanceeducationalopportunitieswithinthemonument.TheSecretarysrecommendationwasbasedoninformationgatheredbyateamofcareerfederalemployees,includingmembersfromtheSequoiaNationalForest,WashingtonOfficestaff,aswellas_U.S.G.S._ԀBiologicalResourcesDivision,theBureauofLandManagementandNationalParkServicewithintheDepartmentofInterior.Theyconductedanintensivereviewofavailablescientificandotherinformation,suchashistoricaltextsandenvironmentaldocumentationpreparedforpreviousfederalactionswithinthearea.TheteamgatheredextensivepubliccommentfromtwopublicmeetingsheldintheVisaliaandFresno,California,andinconsultationwiththeState,membersoftheCaliforniacongressionaldelegation,localgovernmentsandtheTuleRiverTribalCouncil.ThePresidentwillreviewtheSecretarysrecommendationanddeterminewhethertoutilizehisauthorities,undertheAntiquitiesAct,toestablishaGiantSequoiamonument.  #