[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 83 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1319]
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            TRIBUTE TO THE HANCOCK COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2009

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Hancock 
County Conservation Board on their 50th anniversary. The Hancock County 
Conservation Board serves over 12,100 citizens in Hancock County in 
North Central Iowa.
  The first board was appointed by the Hancock County Board of 
Supervisors (HCCB) in 1959. One of HCCB's priorities is to provide park 
areas and protect the natural areas for wildlife habitat and outdoor 
recreation. In the past 50 years they have acquired 4 parks, 15 
wildlife areas, 2 wildlife refuges for a total of 21 areas, and 1,211 
acres of valuable wildlife habitat.
  I applaud HCCB's long history of impressing the importance of 
conservation from one generation to the next. I know my colleagues in 
the United States Congress join me in congratulating the Hancock County 
Conservation Board, Director Tom Haan, and Naturalist Jason Lackore for 
their fifty years of success, and I wish them an equally storied 
future.

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