Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper explaining your concerns about premature delisting. BACK TO TOP . One of the most important features of Sequoia National Park, is the Giant Forest. Trees here can be seen as John Muir viewed them in 1875. Despite their huge, massive size, the General Sherman, for example, which towers more than 274 feet, these trees are very susceptible to root disturbances.
Sequoias have shallow, surface root systems.
These giants, despite their age of more than 2,000 years, have not slowed their growth. Sewage pipes from the lodge were constantly clogged by growing roots, and clearing the pipes, injured the trees. Some visitors, despite warnings and pleas to stay off the area beneath the trees, venture off the paths to stand against the giants. As a result, to preserve the Giants, Giant Forest Village, is being razed. What will remain is the historic market, becoming a museum on the sequoias.