[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2056]
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TRIBUTE TO TERRY CARLSTROM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT ON JANUARY 
      3, 2005, AFTER 41 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Terry R. Carlstrom 
who for four decades has managed the stewardship of some of our 
Nation's most precious natural and cultural resources. Mr. Carlstrom is 
retiring after 41 years in Federal service during which he served with 
the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the National 
Park Service.
  Mr. Carlstrom's stewardship extended over the past 22 years to the 
protection and enhancement of 14 units of the National Park System and 
the numerous memorials in our National Capital Region. First, as 
Associate Regional Director for Professional Services, and then for the 
past 8 years as Regional Director of the National Capital Region, he 
has extended his watchful eye and guiding hand to the protection of our 
most symbolic National Icons: the Washington Monument, the Lincoln 
Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial; Presidential Memorials to FDR and 
Lyndon Baines Johnson, the White House; and memorials commemorating the 
American heroes at home and abroad in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, 
and in World War II. His leadership in the complete reconstruction of 
the 5 major scenic parkways, which provide the gateways to our Nation's 
Capital, ensured their scenic protection while providing for user 
safety. He also was instrumental in the creation of the Streetscape 
Standards for the Monumental Core by an interagency task force.
  I join the men and women of the National Park Service and the 
National Capital Region in recognizing Mr. Carlstrom's sincere interest 
in the welfare and safety of every employee, a dedication which is 
evidenced by his support and leadership in a safety program that 
reduced the lost time accident rate by 100 percent during the last 5 
years. He established the National Capital Region's Communications 
Command Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, which has assured continuous 
and complete communications for our park rangers in remote locations 
throughout our far ranging parks.
  Mr. Carlstrom has provided oversight of 14 parks in the National 
Capital Region: the National Mall and Memorial Parks; Anacostia River 
Parks; Rock Creek Park; the White House and President's Park; C&O Canal 
National Historical Park; George Washington Memorial Parkway; Civil War 
Battlefield Parks at Antietam, Monocacy, Harper's Ferry, and Manassas; 
the Wolf Trap Farm National Park for the Performing Arts; Prince 
William Forest Park and Catoctin Mountain Park; and the Potomac 
Heritage National Scenic Trail. During his tenure he guided the 
establishment of Mary McLeod Bethune Council House and Carter G. 
Woodson National Historic Sites, the President Lincoln and Soldier's 
Home National Monument, and the boundary expansions of Monocacy 
Battlefield and Harper's Ferry National Historical Park. Further, he 
was a leader in establishing numerous partnerships, including the 
preservation of the Washington Monument; refurbishment and joint 
management with Montgomery County of Glen Echo Park; the Accokeek 
Foundation and National Colonial Farm; and the Alice Fergusen 
Foundation's Hard Bargain Farm. Recognizing the importance of these 
important relationships with agencies and individuals beyond the 
National Park Service, he established an Assistant Regional Director 
for Partnerships.
  Mr. Carlstrom leaves a lasting legacy to Americans from coast to 
coast. As a young forester in the 1960s, he established sensitive 
timber management programs for the Bridger National Forest in Wyoming 
and for the Chippewa people on the White Earth Reservation in 
Minnesota, which today provide for timber demands, enhanced 
recreational opportunities and excellent wildlife habitat. Through his 
efforts wetlands in North Dakota have been protected for waterfowl 
propagation, a portion of the St. Croix National Scenic River in 
Minnesota and Wisconsin has been preserved for future generations, and 
resource protections were enriched as a result of his master planning 
for five Arizona national parks--Tumacacori National Historical Park, 
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Coronado National Memorial, Saguaro 
National Park and Organ Pipe National Monument.
  As Chief of Planning of the National Park Service's Denver Service 
Center Western Team, he led several planning initiatives to protect 
Redwood National Park, to expand protection of the watershed and to 
preserve the remaining ancient Redwood groves. Remnants of the ancient 
Anazazi culture, which can still be found in Grand Canyon National Park 
and Lake Meade National Recreation Area, remain protected today because 
of wilderness plans initiated under his leadership. Those wilderness 
plans, which were prepared at the direction of Congress, recognized 
that the areas should be under the protection of the National Park 
Service and not exposed to multi-use land management.
  In 1980 the Alaska National Interest Lands and Conservation Act 
brought 55 million acres under the auspices of the National Park 
Service. The Act was carefully crafted to provide for the continued 
subsistence use and protection of the living culture of the Native 
peoples and enable the appreciation of these unique lands by future 
generations of their fellow Americans. Mr. Carlstrom headed the multi-
agency task force which prepared the environmental documents and 
analyzed thousands of public comments that permitted President Jimmy 
Carter to create National Monuments via Presidential Proclamation as an 
interim measure pending the ultimate placement by Congress of these 
millions of acres into National Parks and Preserves.
  Mr. Carlstrom's four decades of devotion stand as examples to all of 
us who preserve the treasures of which our Nation is proud, our vast 
resources, our varied cultures, our storied history. I am proud to 
recognize him today for his years of service and thank him for his hard 
work, care for his fellow human beings, and his many, many 
accomplishments.

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