[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1241]
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                 HONORING THE SERVICE OF CRAIG ANDERSON

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 18, 2017

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Craig 
Anderson and his 20 years of active stewardship as the Executive 
Director of LandPaths, a non-profit organization in Sonoma County that 
has become a national innovator in land conservation practices under 
his leadership.
  Craig Anderson's career has consistently engaged his dual passions of 
land conservation and community engagement. Beginning in 1985, Mr. 
Anderson worked at the Yosemite Institute where he taught field science 
courses to high school students. Four years later he became the 
Director of Outdoor Classroom Programs for the Ojai Valley School, 
leading students on wilderness trips that exposed some of them to land 
use and natural history curriculum for the first time. During that same 
period, Mr. Anderson took his knowledge from the classroom and applied 
it in the field, when he became the site manager for the McCloud River 
Preserve. As the site manager he oversaw all activities taking places 
across the 2,200 acre preserve on a daily basis. All of these 
experiences prepared Mr. Anderson for his next role as the Executive 
Director of Land Paths, a position he took on in 1997, and continues to 
hold to this day.
  As the Executive Director of Land Paths, Mr. Anderson has grown the 
organization from a single staff member working out of his apartment to 
a staff of 15. Pushing the organization's mission of connecting people 
to nature, Mr. Anderson successfully spearheaded the agency's efforts 
to create nature preserves with public access. LandPaths has created 
five such preserves throughout Sonoma County as a result of his 
leadership to date. In addition to these efforts, Mr. Anderson led the 
development of the award winning Bayer-Farm Park & Community Garden, 
which has now been held up as a model for expanding green spaces in 
urban areas. Because of his foresight in developing local preserves and 
community gardens, LandPaths has also been able to create student and 
community stewardship programs that use these properties to ensure the 
public's commitment to environmental conservation and land use 
practices. Beyond the local impact of Mr. Anderson's leadership, he has 
also been recognized on a national level for his innovative practices 
and stewardship programs.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in expressing deep appreciation for Craig 
Anderson's extraordinary leadership in the field of land use, 
conservation and stewardship, by extending to him congratulations on 
his two decades of service

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