[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING HULET HORNBECK

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Mr. Hulet Hornbeck, a long-time friend and strong advocate 
for the East Bay Regional Park District in California, on the occasion 
of his 86th birthday and the dedication of the Hornbeck Trail at 
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline.
  The East Bay Regional Park District is bestowing the honor of naming 
a segment of the California Hiking and Riding Trail at Carquinez Strait 
Regional Shoreline in recognition of Hulet's many and significant 
contributions to the East Bay Regional Park District as well as to the 
environmental and trails movement throughout the United States.
  Hulet Hornbeck, a Contra Costa County resident, has been a leader in 
the grassroots citizen's movement, which resulted in the annexation of 
most of Contra Costa County to the East Bay Regional Park District in 
1964. He served the East Bay Regional Park District as Chief of Land 
Acquisition from 1965 through 1985 leading land acquisition efforts 
during one of the Park District's greatest expansion period. During 
this time the Park District grew from 8 parks totaling 13,000 acres to 
46 parks encompassing 62,000 acres at his retirement in 1985.
  During his tenure with the Park District and continuing over the next 
20 years, Hulet was a leading force in the initiation of the East Bay 
Regional Park District's regional trail system as well as being an 
active volunteer advocate for the acquisition and development of trails 
locally, nationally and internationally. He has been a life-long 
conservationist, outdoorsman, and environmentalist who has provided 
leadership for such organizations as the California Conservation 
Council, the American Hiking Society, the National Trails Council, the 
Martinez Land Trust, the Trails and Greenways Foundation, American 
Trails, Heritage Trails Fund, Amigos de Anza, the California 
Recreational Trails Committee, the East Bay Area Trails Council, the 
American Trails Association, Solano County Farmlands and Open Space 
Foundation, and the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club.
  I am pleased to have this opportunity to recognize Hulet Hornbeck for 
his vision and leadership in providing trails and regional parks 
throughout Contra Costa County and congratulate him on the occasion of 
his 86th birthday and the naming of the Hornbeck Trail at Carquinez 
Strait Regional Shoreline.

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