[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE CUB SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, AND GIRL SCOUTS OF DODGE 
                 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN EAST AMHERST, NY

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                        HON. THOMAS M. REYNOLDS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 2004

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to 
recognize the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts from Dodge 
Elementary School in East Amherst, New York, for having been chosen to 
receive the President's Environmental Youth Award.
  In 2002, the Dodge Elementary Scouts began a wetland enhancement 
project in the Town of East Amherst. The project, now in its third 
year, has been a tremendous success, as is evidenced by the children 
being selected to receive the President's Environmental Youth Award. 
The project not only aids the environment and beautifies the Town, but 
also benefits the Scouts by teaching them the ideals of conservation 
and community service.
  In the project's first year, the group planted four hundred tree 
seedlings around a one-acre pond in the town. Bird boxes were also 
placed around the pond for further wetland habitat enhancement. In 
2003, these young men and women planted over eight hundred trees. The 
work was done as part of Amherst's Arbor Day celebrations. In that 
single day, the Scouts planted seven hundred and eighty seedlings, as 
well as fifty weeping willows, black willows, and green ash trees, 
varying from five to eight feet in height. It was a remarkable effort. 
This year, the Scouts have already placed several dozen bird boxes, bat 
boxes, and duck boxes, and have scheduled another tree-planting day for 
April 25th.
  Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 22nd, members of the Cub Scouts, Boy 
Scouts, and Girl Scouts from Dodge Elementary School will be at the 
White House to be honored by President Bush as recipients of the 
President's Environmental Youth Award, and I ask that this House join 
me in congratulating them on this well-deserved award.




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