[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54751-54752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28081]



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The President





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Proclamation 7042--National Forest Products Week, 1997
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                Proclamation 7042 of October 17, 1997

                
National Forest Products Week, 1997

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's forests are a precious resource, making 
                numerous rich contributions not only to the natural 
                splendor of our Nation, but also to the well-being of 
                our people. Whether part of the vast acreages that make 
                up our industrial, State, and National forests or rural 
                woodlots and urban forests, they offer us clean water 
                and air, priceless wildlife habitat and fisheries, 
                welcome settings for recreation, and breathtaking 
                beauty. Our forests also provide us with more tangible 
                products essential to everyday living: wood and paper 
                products for our homes, schools, and offices, and even 
                medicines and food.

                While the wood products we harvest from our forests can 
                be so durable that they last for centuries, forest 
                ecosystems themselves are very fragile. America's 
                growing population and urban expansion are putting 
                ever-increasing demands on forest lands and resources. 
                We must work together to devise imaginative forest 
                management approaches that will allow us to preserve 
                and cultivate healthy forest ecosystems, meet the need 
                for forest products, provide jobs for those who depend 
                on forests for their livelihood, and continue to offer 
                Americans enjoyable recreational opportunities.

                Fortunately, forest research is equipping us with vital 
                knowledge that can help us to balance the many and 
                varied demands on our woodlands. Thanks to such 
                research, we are now using new products and innovative 
                technologies and employing new recycling methods that 
                not only extend the available supply of raw materials, 
                but also help us to process those materials more 
                efficiently and with fewer harmful by-products. This 
                use of science to balance the needs of our people both 
                for forest products and a healthy environment will help 
                us to achieve our goal of sustainable forest 
                management.

                All of us are indebted to past generations of Americans 
                whose vision and generosity preserved so many of our 
                Nation's great forests for our use and pleasure. Now it 
                falls to us to continue their wise stewardship so that 
                we may pass on to future generations this priceless 
                natural legacy.

                In recognition of the central role our forests play in 
                the long-term 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.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 19 
                through October 25, 1997, as National Forest Products 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 97-28081
Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am]
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