[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 820 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 820

Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation 
   Association to the United States national parks and public lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2007

Mr. Kind submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and celebrating the commitment of the Student Conservation 
   Association to the United States national parks and public lands.

Whereas Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam founded the Student Conservation 
        Association in 1957 to provide opportunities for young people to learn 
        about environmental conservation and put their knowledge to work by 
        volunteering in national parks;
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has helped to protect vital 
        habitats, threatened wildlife, and other at-risk resources in the United 
        States parks, forests, and urban green spaces;
Whereas since its inception, the Student Conservation Association has grown to 
        become the largest conservation service program in the United States, 
        placing volunteers in all 50 States and internationally in Canada, 
        Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Latvia;
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has nearly 50,000 alumni, many of 
        whom have dedicated their professional careers to environmental 
        stewardship and preservation;
Whereas in 2005, volunteers of the Student Conservation Association performed 
        more than 1,600,000 hours of service;
Whereas the Student Conservation Association has been recognized for its 
        achievements in conservation and youth development by the White House, 
        the National Park Service, the United States Forest Service, the 
        Wilderness Society, the National Wildlife Federation, the National Fire 
        Plan Council, and the Garden Club of America; and
Whereas the people of the United States owe a debt of gratitude to the Student 
        Conservation Association, whose outstanding work to preserve and protect 
        the United States natural treasures helps ensure that they will be 
        available to enrich future generations of the people of the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds the Student Conservation Association for its 
        decades of dedicated service to conserving the United States 
        national parks and public lands; and
            (2) expresses its best wishes to the Student Conservation 
        Association for its continued success and growth.
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