Ever since the day's of Bush administration, there have been a large pushes for unstable logging and harmful practices on the national forests of the Sierra Nevada. In January 2004, the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan amendment was approved which nearly tripled the amount of logging allowed in the Sierra Nevada. With a constant economic push to produce more lumber, many corporations seemed to back such amendments as they would benefit from the loosened limitations. Unsurprisingly, the public did not take these amendments positively, and through the means of organizations such as the Sierra Club, the public have been able to challenged the amendments through formal administrative appeals.
The best way to improve human impacts on the Sierra Nevada is to increase awareness on what is occurring in the ecosystem and how it is crucial that we maintain an ecosystem that is so important to the state of California. Even by looking at the previous sections, it is clear that humans have been a negative impact to the Sierra Nevada ecosystem. However, through awareness, individuals would be more able to make informed decisions when coming down to issues such as voting for future amendments or laws that may either harm or benefit the Sierra Nevada.
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