[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 30, 2005

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 100 years ago tomorrow 
President Theodore Roosevelt made the important decision to create the 
U.S. Forest Service. The agency was given a unique mission: to sustain 
healthy, diverse, and productive forests and grasslands for present and 
future generations.
  Mr. Speaker, the Forest Service has come a long way in the past 100 
years.
  Forests like the Francis Marion National Forest in my district are 
valuable to the community and to environment. Currently, the U.S. 
Forest Service is responsible for 192 million acres of mountains, 
grasslands, rivers and wilderness resources that sustain 80 percent of 
the Nation's freshwater supply and hosts 214 million recreational 
visits each year.
  Mr. Speaker, I also wanted to recognize Forestry and Forest Health 
Subcommittee Chairman Walden for his effort on behalf of our Nation's 
forests and for his continued efforts to implement President Bush's 
Healthy Forest Initiative.
  To the Forest Service, I wish it a happy birthday and I hope that it 
has 100 more years of success in the future.

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