[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 159 (Thursday, November 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER NIETCH

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 10, 1999

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Christopher 
Nietch for his excellence in coastal and marine study. Through 
dedication and hard work, Mr. Nietch has found unique methods and 
helped create new equipment to aid in the study of coastal marshland 
research.
  Mr. Nietch's research focuses on the nutrient and carbon 
biogeochemistry of marshes. He is aiding resource managers in 
determining the effects of land use and is exploring possibilities of 
unorthodox methods which hones the maximum possibility regarding the 
usage of coastal wetlands. His work is on the edge, not only exploring, 
but pushing coastal marshland science to maximize the usage of 
marshlands.
  Using different methods, Mr. Nietch aided in the creation of new 
equipment that makes the measurements necessary to study some 15 
different marsh sites within four separate estuaries in South Carolina 
not only economical, but also practical and accurate. His findings have 
been circulated widely among his peers and colleagues within the 
coastal stewardship, which in effect allows other researchers, coastal 
resource managers, and policy makers to easily access his findings.
  Mr. Nietch's work is a benchmark for future studies that would 
measure how much potential and access coastal wetland marshes have to 
offer society. His work has contributed to both the overall public 
awareness of how sensitive and valuable the coastal wetland marshes are 
and the necessity to further research and study the long-term 
management of these priceless resources.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join with me and my fellow South 
Carolinians as we pay tribute to Christopher Nietch for his diligent 
work and hours of effort in researching coastal wetland marshes. He is 
a role model, and I wish him continued success in his new ventures.

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