This month, the Bush administration announced its draft management plan for the 329,000-acre monument, which proposes a commercial logging program that includes patch clear cuts within the sequoia ...

An 1884 map of the county, which hangs in the supervisors’ building, extols the “Italian sky” and fertile soils that provide a “treasury of wealth to the general farmer”.

In a decision praised by environmentalists but scorned by loggers, President Bill Clinton created this monument in 2000 covering about 328,000 acres of land in central California where the giant ...

GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT (KPIX 5) -- Majestic trees stand within one of the national monuments that President Donald Trump wants to abolish or dramatically shrink in size.

Giant Sequoia National Monument was created by former President Bill Clinton in 2000. It is one of 27 monuments currently under review. David Prasad/Flickr ...

The national monument is designed to protect some of the world’s largest and oldest trees. The sequoia groves themselves account for about 20,000 acres, or roughly 6%, of the total monument.

Local News Monument Review Includes Oceans, Tribal Lands And Sequoias June 13, 2017 / 8:45 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore ...