[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST CENTENNIAL MONTH

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                          HON. JOHN T. SALAZAR

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in recognition for the 100th 
anniversary of the creation of the San Juan National Forest in my 
Congressional District in Colorado.
  On June 3, 1905 the San Juan National Forest was created through 
presidential proclamation by Theodore Roosevelt. This year also marks 
the centennial of the creation of the U.S. Forest Service, the Federal 
agency which manages the San Juan National Forest and 155 other 
National Forests across the country.
  The San Juan National Forest encompasses over 1.8 million acres of 
southwestern Colorado, an area more than 120 miles wide and 60 miles 
long. This great forest has historically contributed to the comnunities 
of southwestern Colorado through the supply of timber, minerals, oil 
and gas, livestock grazing, recreation, clean water and air, and other 
resources. The above amenities are important to the quality of life and 
economic well being for southwestern Colorado.
  I ask all citizens to join in the Centennial Celebration of the San 
Juan National Forest through the many activities scheduled for June 1-
4, 2005 and ask my colleagues to join me in proclaiming June, 2005 as 
San Juan National Forest Centennial Month.

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