Save the Ancient Redwood Trees

Dear President Bush,
I am outraged by your Administrations proposal to allow commercial logging within the boundaries of the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Logging in the way is in strict violation of the presidential proclamation which established the Monument.

You claim that you wish to allow commercial logging within the borders of the National Monument to protect the forest from fires. Well sir, this forest has survived for thousands of years all on it's own, and lived through hundreds of fires. These amazing trees have a fireproof bark that keeps them safe even from the hottest of fires. Allowing logging within the forest would not only endanger the future of these trees, but would be devastating to many species of animals and plants that live exclusively in this forest and no other place on earth.

These majestic trees have lived through the signing of our Declaration of Independence, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the rise and fall of Rome, the life of Jesus, the creation of the Modern Alphabet, even the building of the Great Pyramid! To cause any harm to these great trees would be a crime against humanity, earth, and all life in the universe.

Dont for a moment believe that when citizens elected you to a second term, they were endorsing this reckless plan. In fact the proposed management plan is an affront to the vast majority of Americans who strongly support preserving our natural heritage for future generations. Giant Sequoias are among the oldest organisms on the planet. Many took root long before our great, great grandparents were born, and will live to see our great, great grandchildren if they are not first destroyed by shortsighted policies like your proposal to allow commercial logging. I implore you to change your plan to one focused on protecting this incredible National Monument.