[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
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                Proclamation 7366 of October 14, 2000

                
National Forest Products Week, 2000

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In the early years of the 20th century, President 
                Theodore Roosevelt challenged his fellow citizens to 
                begin the vital task of conserving the precious natural 
                resources with which America has been so abundantly 
                blessed. As part of his notable conservation 
                achievements, he consolidated 65 million acres of 
                Federal forest reserves into the National Forest System 
                and created the United States Forest Service to provide 
                wise stewardship of these lands for future generations.

                Today, the National Forest System comprises more than 
                190 million acres of forests and grasslands, a 
                priceless remnant of the great wilderness that once 
                stretched across our country. Whether sustaining 
                ecosystems, supplying water, providing lumber, or 
                offering recreation, these precious areas benefit 
                millions of Americans.

                We must continue to sustain the health and beauty of 
                the forestlands President Roosevelt first set aside for 
                us so many decades ago. I am proud that my 
                Administration has made significant progress in 
                improving the management of Federal forestlands. With 
                science-based planning and research, we have sought to 
                achieve a balance between strengthening protections for 
                wildlife and water quality and providing a steady, 
                sustainable supply of the building materials, paper 
                products, and other commodities we need to meet the 
                challenges of our growing economy.

                America's forests have always offered us unique and 
                irreplaceable benefits. They are a treasured 
                inheritance, and we must ensure in this new century 
                that our policies and actions sustain this precious 
                legacy for the prosperity and well-being of generations 
                to come.

                To recognize the importance of our forests in ensuring 
                the long-term welfare of our Nation, the Congress, by 
                Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), 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, 2000, 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 
                fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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