On Thursday, June 23rd, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) and Representative Scott Peters (D-La Jolla) introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act. This bipartisan bill would streamline federal processes to allow quicker tree removal and the clearing of dangerous undergrowth in the approximately 73 giant sequoia groves in the Sierra Nevada. RCRC has filed a letter of support for the legislation. In addition to support from RCRC, the measure has also received support from American Indian tribes, state agencies, business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and several environmental groups, particularly at the local level.