[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 54025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25974]



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                Proclamation 6842 of October 14, 1995

                
National Forest Products Week, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's forests are a priceless inheritance--one of 
                our country's greatest treasures. From National Forests 
                to State and local parks, from industrial timberlands 
                to privately-owned lots, wooded areas offer us numerous 
                gifts and promise future generations continued 
                benefits. During National Forest Products Week, we 
                renew our commitment to care for our woodlands and to 
                preserve their capacity to sustain themselves.

                Providing nutrients and habitat to countless species--
                including those threatened or endangered--our Nation's 
                forests extend their bounty to mankind as well. Many 
                Americans depend on timberlands for their livelihood; 
                countless people enjoy camping, hiking, and picnicking; 
                and others seek out the woods to find peace and 
                spiritual renewal. In addition, these rich tracts of 
                land produce raw materials for building and other uses 
                and are an essential source of food and medicines 
                derived from trees, shrubs, forbs, fungi, and micro-
                organisms.

                The current state of our forests requires our 
                government, citizens, and the forestry industry to 
                examine past and current forest management practices 
                and to develop new strategies. We are moving toward a 
                new era in stewardship with increased emphasis on 
                forests that are diverse, robust, productive, and 
                sustainable. Understanding that our wooded regions are 
                part of a global mosaic of ecosystems, we must continue 
                to promote public and private environmental 
                responsibility and ensure that our conservation efforts 
                set standards for the world to follow.

                In recognition of the central importance of our forests 
                to the welfare of our Nation, the Congress, by Public 
                Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 163), has designated the week 
                beginning on the third Sunday in October of each year 
                as ``National Forest Products Week'' and has authorized 
                and requested the President to issue a proclamation in 
                observance of this week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15 
                through October 21, 1995, as National Forest Products 
                Week. I call upon the people of the United States to 
                honor the vital role America's forests play in our 
                national life and to observe this week with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-25974
Filed 10-17-95; 10:37 am]
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