Rangers Clear Thousands of Marijuana Plants, Banned Pesticides From Sequoia National Park

The site was initially raided last year but could not be rehabilitated until this year due to the risk of hazardous chemicals.

Leaves of a mature marijuana plant in a display at The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo at the Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif., on April 18, 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Law enforcement rangers last week removed over 2,000 marijuana plants and banned pesticides from a site in Sequoia National Park in California, according to the National Park Service (NPS).

In an Aug. 21 statement, the NPS said rangers cleared a 13-acre site containing 2,377 full-grown marijuana plants, along with 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure.