[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1604]
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                        HONORING DAVID ANDERSON

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 1999

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues a friend and a leader who was recently honored by the Land 
Trust of Santa Barbara County for years of outstanding commitment to 
our environment--David Anderson. David has dedicated himself to the 
preservation of land in Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast.
  David Anderson is the co-founder and past President of the Land 
Trust. He has been intimately involved in almost every conservation 
effort the Trust has worked on in the last fifteen years. David has 
been a constant source of support to community groups, property owners 
and government agencies in Santa Barbara county where the preservation 
of land was at stake. Because of his efforts and leadership, open space 
has been preserved on the Gaviota Coast, coastal bluffs have been 
preserved near Point Sal, the Great Oak Preserve in the Santa Ynez 
Valley was established, and grasslands near Lompoc have been conserved. 
These are but a few examples of the land that David and the Trust have 
secured for today and in perpetuity.
  David has also greatly contributed to other community organizations. 
He has served as Past President and is currently the Co-Executive 
Director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, he has been a 
Board member of the Nature Conservancy, and President of Get Oil Out. 
In addition, he has been the Past Chairman of the County Air Pollution 
Hearing Board and a City of Santa Barbara Planning Commissioner.
  Mr. Speaker, I was honored to join the Land Trust for Santa Barbara 
County this past weekend to pay tribute to David Anderson. He is a man 
who has dedicated himself to creating and preserving our most precious 
resources--our land and our environment. I commend him for years of 
service to the County of Santa Barbara and to our nation.

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