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Group wants to buy world’s largest remaining private giant sequoia forest

A San Francisco conservation group has kicked off a public fundraising campaign to buy and protect the world’s largest remaining privately owned giant sequoia forest. It just needs $15 million.

Save the Redwoods League announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to purchase the 530-acre property, known as Alder Creek, from the current owners if it raises the funds.
The forest is home to some massive trees, including the world’s fifth largest, known as the Stagg Tree.
The property is about 200 miles from Los Angeles and is surrounded by the Giant Sequoia National Monument, the league said.
It was these kinds of massive trees that inspired the national conservation movement more than 150 years ago, beginning with the protection of Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, President and CEO of Save the Redwoods League Sam Hodder said.
“Today, Save the Redwoods League has the opportunity to continue this conservation legacy by permanently protecting Alder Creek and its hundreds of giant sequoia trees,” Hodder said.

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