[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58201-58202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23052]


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                Proclamation 10291 of October 15, 2021

                
National Forest Products Week, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For thousands of years, humans have relied on forests 
                for food, fuel, shelter, and medicine among other 
                important uses. Today, forests support the livelihoods 
                of people across the globe, providing jobs and an 
                economic base for families and communities. In the 
                United States, our forests are vital to our Nation, our 
                people, and our economy. They provide wildlife habitat, 
                clean air and water, and renewable materials and energy 
                for the benefit of Americans. Forests also provide 
                Americans countless opportunities for recreation and 
                relaxation, and they remain vital for ceremonies and 
                cultural practices long held by Tribal Nations. During 
                National Forest Products Week, we celebrate the wealth 
                of products and benefits our forests provide, and we 
                recommit ourselves to wisely and sustainably stewarding 
                them to meet our Nation's needs today and long into the 
                future.

                While celebrating our forests, we must also acknowledge 
                they are under duress. Climate change threatens our 
                forests by increasing the severity and frequency of 
                wildfires, droughts, floods, and extreme temperatures. 
                My Administration is committed to confronting the 
                climate crisis and the associated challenges facing our 
                forests, including those stemming from biodiversity 
                loss, extreme weather, and insect and disease 
                outbreaks. That is why my Administration launched the 
                ``America the Beautiful'' initiative with the goal of 
                bringing Americans together to conserve at least 30 
                percent of our lands and waters by 2030. This 
                initiative elevates forest restoration as a way to 
                create jobs while also reducing the threat of 
                catastrophic wildfires, restoring ecosystem function, 
                and fighting the climate crisis. This ambitious goal 
                will drive us forward to meet the urgent challenges we 
                face in maintaining the health, diversity, and 
                productivity of our forests.

                Our forests and the many ecosystem services and wood 
                products they provide are key elements in securing an 
                environmentally sustainable economy. My Administration 
                will continue to advance community-driven conservation 
                and restoration initiatives that will create good 
                jobs--especially in low-income and rural communities--
                and generate economic growth. My Administration is also 
                supporting business opportunities that advance forest 
                conservation and create jobs by expanding markets for 
                innovative forest products through Federal programs 
                such as the United States Department of Agriculture 
                Forest Service Wood Innovations and Community Wood 
                grant programs. We are proposing investments in 
                sustainable and innovative uses for wood waste 
                materials to produce advanced biofuels, biochar, heat, 
                and power--including through sustainable aviation fuels 
                and other sustainable biofuels. These programs have the 
                potential to support increased connections between the 
                health of our forests, economic opportunity, and the 
                production of valuable renewable energy.

                To recognize the importance of the many products 
                generated from our Nation's forests, the Congress, by 
                Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended, 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. As 
                part of National Forest Products Week, let us 
                rededicate ourselves to

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                working together across public, Tribal, and private 
                lands to sustain the ability of America's forests to 
                continue to provide the multitude of benefits that will 
                enhance our lives for generations to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 October 17 
                through October 23, 2021, as National Forest Products 
                Week. I call upon the people of the United States to 
                join me in this observance and in recognizing all 
                Americans who are responsible for the stewardship of 
                our Nation's beautiful, forested landscapes.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2021-23052
Filed 10-19-21; 11:15 am]
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