[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING DONNA CHAMBERS ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2015

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Donna 
Chambers, executive director of the Humboldt County Resource 
Conservation District, on her retirement.
  Donna's service to Humboldt County and her efforts on behalf of the 
Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project have been exemplary. Since she 
began working with the Resource Conservation District, Donna has 
overseen vital agreements, funding and permitting, and construction of 
one of the most significant estuary restoration and agricultural 
improvement projects in California. Located at the mouth of the Eel 
River, the Salt River project is crucial to salmon and steelhead, 
wildlife, and agricultural production.
  After graduating from Humboldt State University in 1996 with a 
bachelor's degree in social work and a minor in business management, 
Donna worked for the Humboldt Access Project, the Humboldt Community 
Access and Resource Center, and the Area 1 Agency on Aging. When she 
joined the Resource Conservation District in 2008, Donna became known 
as a champion for agricultural producers. Donna helped develop nutrient 
management plans, projects to handle dairy waste, and helped producers 
upgrade facilities like roof and gutter structures and concrete slabs 
and ramps to improve efficiency and protect water quality. She also 
helped dairy and beef ranchers reduce the impacts of Aleutian cackling 
geese on private lands. Donna helped bring more than $20 million in 
funding to the Resource Conservation District and the local community 
since she began working with the district.
  Mr. Speaker, Donna Chamber's commitment to agriculture and 
environmental protection is commendable and worthy of recognition. I 
urge my colleagues to join me in extending our congratulations to her.

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