[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 119 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1459-E1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RICK CABLES TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 1, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rick Cables for both 
his established career with the United States Forest Service, and for 
being named director of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.
  Mr. Cables is a native Coloradan, and he grew up in Pueblo. In the 
early 1970s, Mr. Cables left Pueblo to attend Northern Arizona 
University, and in 1976 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 
forestry, leading him to his first job in Arizona's Kaibab National 
Forest as a forestry technician.
  Mr. Cables' work ethic led him throughout Arizona and New Mexico 
before he was promoted to be district ranger of Arizona's Apache-
Sitgraves National Forest. As the district ranger, he oversaw the 
management of the campgrounds and trails, protected the local 
vegetation and wildlife, and served as the first point of contact for 
the forest service. Fourteen years later, Mr. Cables moved to Juneau, 
Alaska, to be the regional forester for

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the Alaskan region, overseeing the two largest national forest systems 
in the U.S.
  In 2000, Mr. Cables moved back to Colorado to serve as the regional 
forester for the Rocky Mountain region. Throughout the past 11 years, 
Mr. Cables served the Rocky Mountain region, working with both local 
and federal officials to enhance the productivity of the Rocky 
Mountains. In June of 2011, Mr. Cables was named to be the director of 
the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, a position he called a 
``dream job.''
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Rick Cables and his 
outstanding career in conservation and forestry. I look forward to 
witnessing him continue to bring the same success he has brought to the 
communities he served throughout the U.S. to the state of Colorado.

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