[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 22869-22870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09641]



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Vol. 80

Thursday,

No. 78

April 23, 2015

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 9258--National Park Week, 2015
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                Proclamation 9258 of April 20, 2015

                
National Park Week, 2015

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's grandeur and God-given bounty are the 
                birthright of all our people. Our national parks, 
                monuments, lands, and waters belong to us all, and 
                every person should be able to use and enjoy these 
                unparalleled public lands. To celebrate the places that 
                make America great--the treasures that writer and 
                conservationist Wallace Stegner once called ``the 
                geography of hope''--and to kick off National Park 
                Week, this weekend the National Park Service is 
                offering free admission. I encourage all people to 
                explore our natural wonders and rediscover the 
                essential part of the American spirit they reflect.

                As our Nation prepares to celebrate the centennial of 
                the National Park Service next year, my Administration 
                is encouraging Americans to ``Find Your Park'' all year 
                long. America's public lands and waters are living 
                classrooms, active laboratories, and vast playgrounds, 
                offering space to get outside and be active. These 
                places reflect our heritage and help tell the stories 
                about giants of our history and extraordinary chapters 
                of our past. They teach us about ourselves, rejuvenate 
                our spirit, and keep us connected to what it means to 
                be American. They offer something for everyone, and 
                chances are, there is a National Park closer to you 
                than you think. To learn more, visit 
                www.FindYourPark.com.

                As President, I am committed to ensuring every child in 
                America--regardless of who they are or where they 
                live--has this opportunity to discover the great 
                outdoor spaces that have inspired women and men for 
                generations. That is why earlier this year I launched 
                the Every Kid in a Park initiative, which will provide 
                all fourth graders and their families with free 
                admission to our National Parks and other Federal lands 
                and waters for a full year. My Administration will also 
                work to make it easier for schools and families to plan 
                trips to visit these places of natural splendor, 
                helping to ensure all our young people have the chance 
                to experience for themselves some of our Nation's 
                greatest assets.

                Americans are heirs to an extraordinary legacy of 
                conservation and environmental stewardship that has 
                protected our great outdoors for the use and benefit of 
                all. We are blessed with the most beautiful landscapes 
                and waterscapes in the world, and it is our obligation 
                to make sure the next generation is able to enjoy that 
                same bounty. I am proud to have protected more than 260 
                million additional acres of public lands and waters--
                more than any other President--which includes the 
                establishment or expansion of 16 National Monuments 
                through my Executive authority. And my Administration 
                continues to take action to protect our lands and 
                waters from the impacts of climate change, and to 
                support important programs like the Land and Water 
                Conservation Fund that make the outdoors easier to 
                access for all people.

                This week, we embrace our cherished lands and waters, 
                and celebrate the ways they enrich our Nation. Let us 
                seize this opportunity to experience all our great 
                outdoors has to offer, and let us recommit to doing our 
                part to preserve these majestic places for all our 
                children and grandchildren.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim April 18 through 
                April 26, 2015, as National Park Week. I encourage all 
                Americans to visit their National Parks and be reminded 
                of these unique blessings we share as a Nation.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2015-09641
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