[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO GERALD THYGERSON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I have the distinct privilege to stand 
before this body to pay tribute to a true public servant. Gerald 
Thygerson of Grand Junction, Colorado has spent 38 years improving the 
lives of ranchers and their livestock in the West. To commemorate his 
retirement from the Bureau of Land Management, I would like to 
recognize his efforts here today.
  Gerald joined the BLM after graduating with a Bachelor of Range 
Science Degree from New Mexico State University in 1966. He worked in 
the Range Management Program his entire career--first in Las Cruces, 
New Mexico and then in Grand Junction, Colorado beginning in 1973. 
After taking control of the nascent Little Brookcliffs Wild Horse Range 
in 1981, Gerald greatly expanded the size, genetic diversity, and 
overall quality of the herd while simultaneously cutting costs. His 
success and ability to forge strong partnerships has brought him and 
the Little Brookcliffs Horse Range national attention.
  Mr. Speaker, Gerald Thygerson has been responsible for numerous 
improvements that have enhanced both the quality of livestock and 
public rangelands in the West. He has been an outstanding steward of 
our nation's resources, and I thank him for his service to the BLM. I 
wish him all the best in his retirement.

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