HORTICULTURE

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), S11185 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (see S. 2182), S2440 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve operation and utilization of the National Arboretum (see H.R. 5120), H7442 [22SE]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 2575), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Garden Club of America: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 97), S2440 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 368), H632 [25FE]

National Horticultural Therapy Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 497), H7574 [23SE]

Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site, Poplarville, MS: designate (see H.R. 5248), H8857 [7OC]

Essays

Purple Loosestrife—A Beautiful Killer: Alyn Kiel, E28 [21JA]

Letters

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Craig J. Regelbrugge, American Nursery & Landscape Association, S7442 [24JN]

———Mark R. Stanley, California Oak Mortality Task Force, S7443 [24JN]

———Robert H. Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, S7443 [24JN]

———Steve Kinsey, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S7443 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Broughton, Harold: Western Colorado Horticultural Society Lifetime Membership Award recipient, E217 [25FE]

Brunswick County, VA: American Forests (organization) National Register of Big Trees recognition of Bothwick Hall oak tree, H3568 [1JN]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Chicago Botanic Garden for development of Orange Meadowbrite plant, H256 [3FE]

Cypress Bay Plantation: South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award recipient, H4896 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5562-H5564 [13JY]

———minimize contamination of non-genetically engineered seeds, protect organic farm production, and prevent contamination of food supply by pharmaceutical and industrial crops, H5565, H5566 [13JY]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8111-H8113 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), H7971, H7972 [4OC]

Dixon, IL: anniversary of Petunia Festival, E1242 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: importance of pollinator species, H5200 [7JY]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (H.R. 2707), H520-H523 [24FE]

Garden Club of America: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 97), H2162-H2164 [20AP]

Grundy County, IL: anniversary of agricultural district fair, E1367 [14JY]

Kiel, Alyn: Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and Muskegon (MI) Chronicle essay contest award recipient, E27 [21JA]

National emblems: designate the oak tree as the national tree (H.R. 1775), H3568 [1JN], E1750 [30SE]

New York, NY: tribute to the Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and the Turtle Bay Association on the unveiling of the Katherine Hepburn garden bench, E977 [2JN]

Oregon: Dept. of Agriculture proposed emergency order on sudden oak death disease, H3824 [9JN]

Paramount, CA: designation of Paramount Hay Tree as California historical landmark, E339 [11MR]

Texas: tribute to 26th Congressional District Tree City USA honorees, E731 [4MY]

Western Springs, IL: recognition as Tree City USA by Arbor Day Foundation, E895 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: evaluation of Bush administration, S8141-S8145 [15JY], S9996 [30SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of salt cedar and Russian olive plants (S. 1516), S5844 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 2575), S7442 [24JN], S12026 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), House amendment, S11185, S11186 [10OC]

Garden Club of America: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 97), S2451 [9MR], S2936 [22MR]

Weather: beginning of spring, S3082 [24MR]

Reports filed

Noxious Weed Control Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 144) (H. Rept. 108-517), H3604 [1JN]

Oak Tree Designation as the National Tree: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 108-689), H7245 [17SE]

Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2707) (H. Rept. 108-424), H574 [24FE]

Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1516) (S. Rept. 108-235), S2439 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act, H520 [24FE]

H.R. 4569, sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding, H8111 [5OC]

S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act, S11185 [10OC], H7971 [4OC]

S. 1516, Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act, S5844 [19MY]

S. 2575, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S12027 [8DE]

S. Con. Res. 97, anniversary of Garden Club of America, H2162 [20AP]

S. Con. Res. 97, Garden Club of America anniversary, S2451 [9MR], S2936 [22MR]