[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6420]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     FRIENDS OF MUSTANGS RECEIVES THE ``MAKING A DIFFERENCE'' AWARD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
an exceptional group, the Friends of the Mustangs group, who were 
honored by the Bureau of Land Management with the ``Making a 
Difference'' award. The BLM selected the Friends of the Mustangs group 
because of their dedication to Colorado and to its outdoors.
  For the past 17 years, the Friends of the Mustangs group have 
volunteered and managed the BLM's Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area. 
There, they saved the BLM over $20,000 by volunteering over 2,500 
hours, maintained the grounds, fixing fences and trails. They also 
performed pre-adoption inspections. As a result, the Friends of the 
Mustangs group has played an integral role in managing wild horses.
  Mr. Speaker, it is obvious why the Friends of the Mustangs group was 
chosen for the ``Making a Difference'' award. I think we owe them a 
debt of gratitude for their service and dedication to Colorado and to 
its outdoors.

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