[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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        WINNER OF NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARD

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                        HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 1994

  Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a young 
woman, Kate McCalmont, from Barrington, RI. Kate was recently awarded 
with a President's Environmental Youth Award for her project on the 
diamondback terrapin--a type of turtle that is one of Rhode Island's 
endangered species. As Kate found out, the only colony of diamondback 
terrapins in Rhode Island is in Barrington. In Rhode Island, we know 
what quahogs, sea gulls, and lobsters are, but Kate's project educated 
many of us on what terrapins are. Now, thanks to Kate's project, the 
people of Barrington recognize what a rare and threatened species they 
have in their own community. Thanks to Kate's project, we know how the 
effects of pollution have contributed to the demise of the diamondback 
terrapin. Thanks to Kate's project, the Barrington Town Council has 
voted to adopt the diamondback terrapin as the official town animal. 
Rather than hide in her shell like the animal she has vowed to protect, 
Kate has worked hard to educate people of all ages on the terrapins and 
their significance to Barrington and to Rhode Island. I congratulate 
Kate on being a recipient of the President's Environmental Youth Awards 
Program.

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