[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E539-E540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE WYLAND FOUNDATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AQUARIUM OF NIAGARA

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                     HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 14, 2007

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to recognize the Wyland 
Foundation for its outstanding achievements in environmental education 
programs. Since 1993, the Wyland Foundation has dedicated itself to 
protecting the earth's oceans by bridging the world of art and science.
  The Wyland Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to 
promoting, protecting, and preserving the world's oceans, waterways, 
and marine life. The foundation, led by the artist Wyland, encourages 
environmental awareness through education programs, life-size public 
arts projects, and community events. The Wyland Foundation strives to 
inspire as many people as possible--especially school children--to 
learn more about our oceans and aquatic habitats.
  Perhaps the Wyland Foundation's best known initiative is the Whaling 
Walls: Art in Public Places. Through Whaling Walls, the Wyland 
Foundation works with communities to paint large-scale murals of 
migrating gray whales, breaching humpbacks, blue whales, and other 
marine life. The program is predicated on the idea that the best way to 
teach someone about environmental conservation is to show them what 
they are conserving.
  The 81st Whaling Wall was painted at the Aquarium of Niagara in 
Niagara Falls, New York in 1998. The project allowed children ranging 
from three to eighteen years old to

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work side-by-side with Wyland to create a beautiful indoor mural. 
Niagara's Whaling Wall is a regional treasure that has helped foster a 
greater appreciation and awareness for our world's oceans.
  Madam Speaker, I want to again commend the Wyland Foundation for 
their commitment to protecting the world's oceans, and their 
partnership with the Aquarium of Niagara.

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