[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2392]
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                      HONORING MS. SYLVIA BROCKNER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2007

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Sylvia 
Brockner for her service to our community.
  Wildlife, nature, and open spaces are the focus of Sylvia Brockner's 
community leadership. ``Anytime I help save land, I'm pleased,'' she 
states. ``It's a legacy for future generations.''
  Sylvia Brockner brought with her the conservation and naturalist 
leadership expertise she honed as chairperson of the Western New York 
Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. She was instrumental in organizing 
the Mountain Area Land Trust, which she likens to a local Nature 
Conservancy. A lifelong bird watcher, she helped establish the annual 
Christmas Bird Count, and in 1978 she and her husband founded the local 
Audubon Society.
  Sylvia successfully lobbied the Army Corps of Engineers to protect 
the wetlands at Evergreen Lake. She also helped convince JeffCo Open 
Space to preserve Lair O'The Bear Park in Bear Creek Canyon.
  For 30 years, she has written and illustrated the Canyon Courier's 
weekly feature about nature, instilling her passion in her readers.

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