[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1348]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY STRING OF PEARLS PROJECT OF THE 
                  NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUST

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 28, 2018

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor very special landowners 
in northern Virginia who are the latest contributors to the Chesapeake 
Bay String of Pearls Project of the Northern Virginia Conservation 
Trust. The trust adds to and sustains places in our communities that 
enhance our natural, historical and cultural value, by assisting 
private landowners and local jurisdictions conserve and care for our 
natural and working lands and waters.
  On November 16, seven newly conserved properties have been added to 
the 62 other parcels that make up the String of Pearls in the 
Chesapeake Bay Watershed. These treasured private lands are in Great 
Falls, McLean and Oakton, and are the first conserved lands to be 
honored in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  As the member of Congress representing this area, I want to express 
my deep appreciation to these visionary landowners who have preserved 
their land forever, thus ``saving nearby nature'' to benefit current 
and future generations of Virginians and Americans. I also want to 
express my gratitude to the leadership of the Northern Virginia 
Conservation Trust, who, over the past 20-plus years has conserved 
6,500 acres in the region and has been such an invaluable resource for 
conservation management, through its stewardship of protected land, 
encouragement of volunteer conservation activities, and critical 
technical assistance to local governments as they implement their 
comprehensive plans.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and our colleagues join me and all the 
people of the 10th Congressional District, in recognizing and thanking 
the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust and the sixty-nine 
conservation landowners of the Chesapeake Bay String of Pearls Project 
for their everlasting contributions to the quality of life of the 
residents of Northern Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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