[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING DR. FREDERIC ``FRITZ'' A. REID

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 18, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Frederic ``Fritz'' A. Reid in recognition of his career with Ducks 
Unlimited, Inc. and immense contributions to the protection of wildlife 
habitats.
  Dr. Reid grew up in Edina, Minnesota where he loved hunting ducks 
with his grandfather. In 1978, he received an A.B. in Biology from 
Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He then attended the University 
of Missouri at Columbia, receiving a Master of Science degree in 1983 
and a Ph.D. in 1989, both in Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology.
  For decades, Dr. Reid has played a key role in efforts to conserve 
wetlands and other habitats. He joined Ducks Unlimited in 1990 and as a 
result of his professionalism, hard work and determination, eventually 
became their Director of Boreal and Arctic Conservation. He has also 
helped lead the Central Valley Joint Venture, San Francisco Bay Joint 
Venture, International Sea Duck Joint Venture and Arctic Goose Joint 
Venture. Dr. Reid is the recipient of numerous awards for his 
conservation work including the J. Martin Winton Conservation Award, 
the Holly Andre Award, and the International Canvasback Award.
  Dr. Reid has worked across North America to preserve and protect 
fragile habitats which are increasingly at risk due to the effects of 
climate change and other man-made impacts. With Ducks Unlimited, Dr. 
Reid helped conserve one billion acres of Canada's boreal forest, a 
major breeding ground for American birds. He has supported countless 
efforts to research and remedy water management including work with the 
Central Valley Grassland Water District, Suisun Resource Conservation 
District and the California Rice Commission. Dr. Reid has also 
committed himself to the next generation of conservationists, having 
been a Visiting Assistant Professor in the biology department of 
Southeast Missouri State University and a Postdoctoral Fellow in 
wetland ecology at the University of Missouri. Currently, Dr. Reid is 
an Adjunct Professor of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation at the 
University of California, Davis.
  Outside of his work, Dr. Reid enjoys traveling and spending time with 
his partner Kim Forrest, her son Forrest Hansen and his dog Boreal.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Reid is most deserving of many accolades and 
appreciation for his decades of hard work and dedication to 
conservation efforts. Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor 
my duck hunting buddy Fritz Reid here today.

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