[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E209-E210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN APPRECIATION OF ED CANNADY UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE UNITED 
                         STATES FOREST SERVICE

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2019

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and a little 
sadness that I rise today to recognize Ed Cannady and the great service 
he has given to our country, conservation and recreation as he retires 
from the United States Forest Service.
  One of the great aspects of serving in Congress is meeting people, 
and Ed will be one of the individuals I remember most. Over the years, 
Ed has been a guide, a teacher and a friend to me and my staff.
  I first met Ed in the early 2000s when I began working on my Boulder-
White Clouds Wilderness bill. I thought it would be important to get a 
first-hand look at the lands I would be proposing for wilderness 
designation so I asked the Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor to set 
up a backpacking trip for my staff and me.
  It was my good fortune that Ed was given the assignment to take a 
Congressman and his staff into the Boulder-White Clouds. I'm not

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sure that Ed thought the same. He decided we would hike to the foot of 
Castle Peak in the Chamberlain basin. It was the middle of August--
summer mind you--and when we got our tents set up that afternoon it 
began to snow. It snowed more and blew some and snowed more. When we 
woke the next day to a winter scene and the chance of even more snow, 
prudence dictated that it was time to pack up and go home early.
  While it was a short trip, it made for a great story and was the 
first of many enlightening trips and learning experiences into what is 
now the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness that Ed took us on.
  I also want to give special recognition to Ed for the help and 
expertise that he provided me and my staff as we developed the Boulder-
White Clouds and Jerry Peak wilderness package. As far as I know, there 
is only one person alive who has been through and over every acre of 
those mountains and it happens to be Ed.
  As we were determining wilderness boundaries, roads, trails, creeks, 
snowmobile areas and helicopter landing and ski areas, Ed was the one 
person who could always give me the answers I needed. More importantly, 
I could always count on Ed to give me both sides of the issue in an 
impartial manner that was fair to all parties.
  He also identified potential conflicts for me with boundaries and 
uses so that we could resolve problems before they were locked into 
legislation. I can say with confidence that it would have been very 
difficult to write the bill without his help and expertise and for that 
I want to say ``thank you Ed.''
  Ed Cannady is one of the good guys and my staff and I are going to 
miss him. Fortunately, we know he's not really going away and we will 
keep in touch in the many years to come.
  Good luck and enjoy your retirement Ed

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