[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1200]
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                            SYLVIA BROCKNER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Sylvia Brockner for receiving the West Chamber's 2016 Jefferson County 
Hall of Fame Award.
   An avid author and environmentalist, Sylvia Brockner has led the 
Evergreen area preservation movement for more than forty years. Her 
works culminate in her published book, entitled Birds in our Evergreen 
World. In 1968, Sylvia and her late husband founded the Evergreen 
Naturalists which has since evolved to the Evergreen Audubon and Nature 
Center.
   Sylvia helped Jefferson County Open Space acquire 319 acres for what 
would become the Lair O' Bear Open Space Park in 1987, opening to the 
public in 1991. Sylvia also was a founding member of the Mountain Area 
Land Trust in 1993, which helped to preserve thousands of acres of open 
lands within 50 miles of Evergreen. Sylvia's long time role as an 
advocate for animals and plants has been influential to the community, 
as evidence of her being honored with the Evergreen Area Community 
Service Award and Evergreen Audubon Founders' Award. At age 97, Sylvia 
continues to pursue writing and illustration in her weekly column for 
the Canyon Courier.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Sylvia Brockner for this 
well-deserved recognition by the West Chamber.

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