[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           CONGRATULATIONS TO
                              DARLA SIDLES

  (Ms. McSALLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McSALLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate Darla Sidles, 
superintendent of Saguaro National Park, on her recent appointment to 
oversee the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, and I thank her 
for her 7 years of service to the people of Arizona.
  Under Darla's leadership, Saguaro National Park set record highs for 
attendance, attracting over 750,000 people last year. Her tenure saw 
the complete refurbishment of the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center and 
successful application of key resilient landscapes grants. She also 
spearheaded efforts to connect the park with local young and urban 
populations, helping expose them to the many treasures the park offers.
  In addition to her role as director of one of southern Arizona's 
largest parks, she is a valued leader in our community who served for 4 
years on the January 8 Memorial Foundation board.
  I had the privilege to hike Saguaro National Park with Darla, 
pictured here, to talk about its value. We continue to work together on 
efforts to protect and improve this Tucson gem. We will be sad to lose 
her in August, and no doubt Darla's standout leadership of our park 
contributed to her appointment to oversee the third-most-visited 
national park in the country. I thank her for her service, and I wish 
her well in Colorado.

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