[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 95 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1368]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO DENNIS MARTIN

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 1997

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your 
attention the fine work and outstanding public service of Dennis Martin 
who is retiring as supervisor of the Inyo National Forest after a long 
and dedicated career in forest management. Dennis will be recognized 
for his many contributions at a retirement dinner in his honor on July 
12.
  Dennis Martin was born in 1939 in the small mining town of 
Cornucopia, OR. He began his forest work at the age of 18 with the 
Wallowa-Whitman Forest in Washington State. Two years later, he began 
working as a smoke jumper in the North Cascades in Washington. 
Following a 2-year stint in the Army and a year working for a private 
timber company, Dennis returned to the Wallowa-Whitman Forest to begin 
his permanent career.
  Over the years, Dennis has worked in a variety of capacities in 
forest management in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. After a 
3\1/2\ year stint as deputy forest supervisor of the Boise National 
Forest in Idaho, Dennis became forest supervisor of the Inyo Forest in 
1986. Dennis has also done critical collaborative work in forest 
management and has achieved great success through recognizing the value 
of partnerships in resolving important land use issues.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me and our colleagues in recognizing 
the many fine achievements of Dennis Martin. We are grateful for his 
remarkable stewardship of the Inyo National Forest and wish him the 
very best in the years to come.

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