[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1038]
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                        TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LITTON

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2001

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
distinguished Californian, Martin Litton, who is being honored by the 
California League of Conservation Voters.
  Martin Litton has spent the last fifty years of his life saving the 
great forests and rivers of California and the West. In his roles as a 
freelance writer for the Los Angeles Times, a notable leader of the 
Sierra Club, an editor at Sunset Magazine, a pilot, a photographer, and 
a crusader, Mr. Litton has made his mark in the great conservation 
efforts of our time.
  Martin Litton's news articles on the destructiveness of the 
development that threatened the giant redwoods of Northern California 
helped pave the way for the creation of Redwood National Park in 1968. 
This jewel in our National Park System would not exist today were it 
not for him and his tireless efforts.
  Martin Litton later partnered with Sierra Club leader David Brower to 
save Dinosaur National Monument from proposed dams that would have 
covered the area under millions of gallons of water. Martin Litton's 
photos and articles in the Los Angeles Times made the public aware of 
the dangers that their protected lands faced. He later served on the 
Board of Directors of the Sierra Club from 1964 to 1973.
  For the last thirteen years, Martin Litton has worked to save the 
giant Sequoias in Sequoia National Forest from the threat of renewed 
logging and deforestation. His eloquent voice once again is being 
raised to ensure that these lands are protected for generations to 
come.
  The late David Brower called Martin Litton our ``conservation 
conscience.''
  Mr. Speaker, we are a better nation and a better people because of 
Martin Litton. It is a privilege to honor him for his extraordinary 
leadership and I ask my colleagues to join me in paying grateful 
tribute to him.

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