[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE WORK OF POLLY DYER, A WASHINGTON STATE ENVIRONMENTAL 
                                 LEADER

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 4, 2010

  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Polly Dyer for her 
more than fifty years of leadership and hard work improving and 
protecting the environment of our nation.
  Polly, along with her husband John, played a leading role in the 
passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act, which preserved millions of acres 
of land throughout the nation--the equivalent of almost 10 percent of 
Washington's land mass. She has made a special contribution to the 
protection and enhancement of the Olympic National Park and to the 
underwater domains of the Pacific Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Her 
efforts directly contributed to the development and preservation of the 
North Cascades National Park. She had a major role in the creation of 
the North Cascades Conservation Council, the Puget Sound Alliance, and 
was a key player in the formation of the Puget Sound Water Quality 
Authority.
  My family and I have hiked the trails and slept under the stars on 
land she fought hard to save for future generations. We know and honor 
the great heritage she is preserving for our nation.
  Polly Dyer has mentored, inspired and nurtured several generations of 
wilderness leaders in Washington State. On and off the trail, in and 
out of the halls of Congress, Polly Dyer is the exemplar of a 
wilderness leader. Thank you, Polly Dyer, for everything that you have 
done.

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