[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E443]
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                        RECOGNIZING ROGER RAICHE

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Roger Raiche for his 
distinguished environmental stewardship. Since 1981, Mr. Raiche has 
dedicated his time to researching and preserving the unique ecological 
zone and natural landscape of The Cedars in Sonoma County.
   In the 1980s, Mr. Raiche was the first scientist to bring the 
importance of The Cedars to the attention of the Bureau of Land 
Management. His research and documentation of the rare plants and 
ecology of the site were an important step in establishing it as an 
Area of Critical Environmental Concern and led to the discovery of 
several new plant species found nowhere else on Earth. Many 
institutions have been provided access to these important lands through 
his hospitality and volunteer work.
   Over the last 35 years, Mr. Raiche has led efforts to preserve 
additional parts of The Cedars. He has invested his personal resources 
to protecting the 500-acre Main Canyon parcel and volunteered his time 
to build trails, guide tours, and work towards public acquisition. Mr. 
Raiche personally reactivated a science program on these lands that had 
been inaccessible for 30 years and which had been the site of some very 
early and important work on geology and plate tectonics.
   During his involvement at The Cedars, Roger Raiche has made an 
invaluable contribution to the natural history of California and the 
preservation of the unique environment of The Cedars, and it is fitting 
to recognize this legacy.

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