Thought I'd take a few moments and share with you some startling statistics about marijuana sites in the Sequoia National Forest. Most readers have likely heard about Operation LOCCUST (Locating Organized Cannabis Cultivators Using Saturation Tactics), where 14 agencies teamed up to remove marijuana plants, investigate and apprehend drug trafficking individuals, and remove marijuana-growing infrastructure on public land in Tulare County. In just two weeks, they put a phenomenal dent in the marijuana cultivation activity in Tulare County.

Public safety is the Forest Service's impetus for addressing the marijuana growing aggressively in the Sequoia National Forest and we are partnering with others to vigilantly police these public lands.

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