Open Air Play Teaches Importance of Preserving the Redwoods

"l!t'su, ofl 1he Rcri'l'tct's" is the rriurrt'ol'lltc itrrprt'ssivc tlrittn:ttit, spct:trtcltr prt'st'rr1t'tl rhrrirrg llrr'lirsl 1't'r'l't't'lis jtr tlrc (1lli1'olrria statc rr,tll'oorI lrrrlh iil I]ig I!rsirr arrd irr llrt St'rlttoiit giant 1'olt's1 irt Visirlia. Iirrt'li ol'1lrt'higlr t'lirss r'ttttrt;r irrrrrt'nt tlutrlitits ol' 1lrc lllar- is 1lrt. inrlxiltant ltssorr o1i irrrprt'ssirrg thc pt,oplt'o1'('alifolrriir rvillr tlrt: rrnirlrrc lrr':r rr1.t' of tlrt' Iit'cLr-oorls arrrI rrct't,ssit1' ol' 1lrt'st'r'r'irrg t]rt'rrr 1'or' 1ros1,cri11'bcfrtlc it is too lutc.

Joscph l). (,lrirrr1, t,lrairtuarr o1'tlrt'Sitvc thc Iit'tlu.ootls Lt'agttc, r'vas a grtt'st :r1 t hc o1rr'rrinq lil'rirIttctiott ettttI tVrrs rtlttclt irrrpressetl r,itlr tlrc lrl aJ-.

"Natrrre lrzrs lrt'r'rr so p'-odigrrl ri'itlr ('aliltirrriir llrirt l't'tLr rrot full1' apprcr,iatt' tlro l-orrrlt'r's rvlricli sntrorrrrtl rrs.'' saicl Mr. Clrarrt. "'l'lrt'st, Itedl-ootl trccs iirt) anlong tlic nralvels of tlie cartlr. 'l'lrcl ure rrot orlv lrt'irrtliful. 'fhcf irltr rrot onllgigantic. 'J'lrt,1- irrc urrirlrrt' i'orrrrrl rrol-ltcrt't'lst'irr all tlrc rvorid.

"'I'hesc 1r't,r,s lruvc lrt'rn savt,tl lrl ir far-siglrlcrl slrtlr', at tltc instirrrt'r,o1'oul St'rrrpt,r'r'ilurs ('lrrlr iurrl ortr rruruv cilizcns, l'lrose slriril r,orrrlrirrt's 1rir 1r'io1 isrir l'i1lr t'nclgf ir rrtI r'xllrtrsses ilself irr volrrrrlir n't'ffort 1o l)1'1's('r'\'('tlrt,r'orrrlrls l'i1[r l'hich rratrt-t't' lrits t'rrrlorvt'tl rrs.

" Orrl Savt' 1lrt' lictll'ootls Lt'irgrrr' is folrrrctl 1o slvc otlrer gro\:cs tlu'orrgJrurrt tirc 1t'ngtlr oll llrc Ilctlu-oorl lrt'lt: arrcl in this l'olli tlrr' pltrr- is ol irrcsl irrrirble r.alrrr'. li'ol it can'it's (-'ur lIr('ssitg('tlItruraticitlll-rtrrrl 0lotlltcrrtll'to irll rt'lLo attelItl, arrrl irirLs orrr eilolts lrl rnir kirrg rnitnil't'st llrtr rrscs, thc grarrr[orrr'.:rrrtl the sigri{it'irnt't,of tht'st'arrcit'rr1 lit'tiu.ootls."

J'I r'. (lrarrt saicl thrrt sint,t,tlrc fonrrirliorr of llrc Savc thc lictirvootls I.r('aguc rivt'r'1,(XX) ut.t'es of tlrt fi rrlst trecs trlorrg tlrr' ('llifonria Statc l liglru'r1' lrari bccrr prcst'r'r't,cl arrrl rL'rlir.irttrl as a st:tte piu'lt irl itrr t'xpt'rttlitrrt't'of lrirli a irrilliorr riollirrs. This. lrt'tlt'r'liu't'tl, r-as tltc bt'girrrrirrg <tf iL nrolt't'x1r'rrsivr' l)r'ograll to sir t't' t'r'ltlcsetttitl i\'(' ilreils throtrgltorrt tlrc lit'tLu'ootl bclt.