Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Giant Sequoia National Monument is a federally protected area in California’s Sierra Nevada that preserves extensive groves of giant sequoia trees and their surrounding forest ecosystems.

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Sequoia National Forest (part) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federally protected area
national monument
protected area
climate Mediterranean climate
contains campgrounds
giant sequoia groves outside national parks
hiking trails
recreation areas
country United States of America
designation national monument of the United States
establishedBy presidential proclamation
establishedUnder Antiquities Act of 1906
governingBody United States Department of Agriculture
surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture
hasConservationFocus fire management in sequoia ecosystems
old-growth forest protection
hasPart northern section of Giant Sequoia National Monument
southern section of Giant Sequoia National Monument
IUCNCategory VI (Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kern County
surface form: Kern County, California

Tulare County, California
locatedOn western slope of the Sierra Nevada
managingAgency U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
notableSpecies California spotted owl
Ponderosa pine
surface form: Pinus ponderosa

Pseudotsuga
surface form: Pseudotsuga menziesii

giant sequoia
surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum

black bear
mule deer
partOf Sequoia National Forest
Sierra Nevada ecosystem
primaryEcosystemType montane coniferous forest
protects Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems
giant sequoia groves
mixed conifer forests
watersheds
wildlife habitat
purpose conservation of giant sequoia trees
protection of biodiversity
protection of cultural and historical resources
provision of recreation opportunities
tourismType nature tourism
outdoor recreation

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Fresno County contains Giant Sequoia National Monument
this entity surface form: Sequoia National Forest (part)
Southern Sierra Nevada contains Giant Sequoia National Monument
giant sequoia protectedIn Giant Sequoia National Monument