[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 108 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
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                 TRIBUTE TO DISTRICT RANGER CHUCK JONES

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                           HON. BARBARA CUBIN

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 4, 1998

  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in paying tribute to a dedicated member of the U.S. Forest Service as 
he concludes 32 years of service to his country. We are proud to have 
had this man serve as District Ranger in Jackson, Wyoming Ranger 
District for the past 10 years.
  Mr. Charles G. Jones deserves this honor. We owe our gratitude for 
his contributions to the wise and sustainable use of our national 
forests and water resources.
  Chuck Jones' personal and professional career accomplishments are as 
diverse as they are noteworthy. His loyal service and sacrifices for 
over three decades, working in the small communities of the Rocky 
Mountain west, are a testament to all who use and appreciate our public 
lands. I would like to take a moment to reflect on Chuck's career as he 
makes the transition to life beyond government service.
  Upon graduation from Michigan Technological University in 1964, with 
a degree in forestry, Chuck moved west and began work as a timber 
forester with the Northern Pacific railroad and Seeley Lake, Montana. 
Two years later, and then married to the former Carolyne McCollum, he 
embarked on public service work as a forester with the Kaniksu National 
Forest in Newport, Washington.
  Following a transfer to Noxon, Montana, and serving as a forestry 
specialist, he moved in 1971 to the Red Ives Ranger District in Saint 
Maries, Idaho, as a timber management officer. Helping further our 
nation's dependence on wood products from the national forests, he 
spent the next several years in Troy, Montana, and Mountain Home, 
Idaho, on the Boise National Forests respectively.
  In 1982 Chuck was appointed as the District Ranger in Cascade, Idaho. 
Following five years of success in that position the Forest Service 
assigned Chuck as the District Ranger in Pinedale, Wyoming, a state 
where we appreciate his brand of leadership and his abundant talents. 
Quickly adapting to the unique life-style of rural Wyoming, he then 
became the ranger in Jackson where he has served with distinction for 
the past 10 years.
  Chuck's last tour of duty has been as remarkable for its challenges 
as it has been for his ability to find solutions that mirror public 
interests. The Jackson Ranger District, located in close proximity to 
the Tetons and well known national parks, offers the most complex 
combination of multiple uses of the land and heavy public visitation of 
any district administered by the Forest Service. A well known and 
highly regarded member of the Jackson Hole community, Chuck's fairness 
and problem solving will be hard to replace.
  Whether dealing with the catastrophic fires of 1988, coordinating 
with world class ski areas, managing heavy public use in the Snake 
River canyon, or hosting Presidential visits, Chuck always demonstrates 
the highest ideals of public service. I am especially proud to mention 
his initiative and compassion in bringing the nine families together 
for a memorial service the year after their loved ones perished on a 
tragic C-130 crash in the Gros Vente Wilderness.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to present these credentials 
of Chuck Jones before the House today. It is clear through his stated, 
and unstated, accomplishments that he has dedicated himself to 
furthering the benefits we enjoy from our public lands. All of his 
actions reflect a true leader with a sense of purpose, commitment, and 
conscience.
  As Chuck departs from public service I ask my colleagues to join with 
me in delivering an appreciative tribute from a grateful nation, and 
best wishes to he and Carol for a productive and rewarding retirement.

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