[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 63397-63398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22830]


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                Proclamation 10479 of October 14, 2022

                
National Forest Products Week, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Forest Products Week, we give thanks 
                for the beauty of our forests and the bounty they 
                provide: from the lumber in our homes and the paper we 
                print to the medicines we take, the water we drink, and 
                the air we breathe. We recommit this week to 
                sustainable stewardship and management of our forests--
                not only preserving our forests' splendor for 
                recreation or sacred Tribal ceremonies but also for 
                safeguarding key economic resources, supporting 
                millions of jobs, and helping to ease the climate 
                crisis.

                The United States is the world's largest producer of 
                forest products, and every day, American foresters, 
                loggers, mill workers, carpenters, scientists, 
                restoration specialists, outdoor recreation workers, 
                and others rely on forests for their livelihoods. But 
                across America and the world, forests are under threat. 
                Wildfires are growing more frequent and ferocious, 
                super-charged by the climate crisis and decades of poor 
                forest management. Globally, illegal deforestation 
                devastates habitats and impedes forests' essential role 
                in preserving biodiversity, filtering water, and 
                absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, which slows our 
                fight against climate change.

                My Administration is committed to conserving, 
                restoring, and revitalizing forests at home and abroad 
                to preserve our environment and protect an important 
                pillar of our economy. We have taken the most 
                aggressive climate action in American history, 
                including new investments in forest health and 
                resilience, and fire prevention. The historic 
                Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction 
                Act put Americans to work combating wildfires, 
                safeguarding mature and old-growth forests on Federal 
                lands while also planting over a billion new trees. We 
                are also committed to working with global partners to 
                fight deforestation and are cracking down on the 
                trafficking of illegally logged wood. I have signed an 
                Executive Order to protect forests here at home as 
                well, partnering with Tribal nations, local 
                governments, and non-profits to boost conservation and 
                create jobs. The order expressly recognizes the 
                importance of Indigenous knowledge, practices, and 
                Tribal treaty rights in forest management. I have used 
                my authority under the Antiquities Act to restore 
                protections to some of our most treasured national 
                monuments, including places that have been sacred to 
                Native peoples since time immemorial.

                Meanwhile, innovations in sustainable wood 
                manufacturing are creating good-paying union jobs on 
                construction sites across the country. To further those 
                gains, my Administration has awarded Forest Service 
                Wood Innovations and Community Wood grants across the 
                country. These market-based actions, along with other 
                Federal and locally led efforts to conserve and restore 
                forests nationwide, will bring us closer to reaching 
                our ``America the Beautiful'' goal of voluntarily 
                conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters 
                by 2030 while also supporting hard working American 
                families.

                To recognize the importance of the many products 
                generated by 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

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                year as ``National Forest Products Week'' and has 
                authorized and requested the President to issue a 
                proclamation in observance of this week. In honor of 
                this year's National Forest Products Week, my 
                Administration will continue working across public, 
                Tribal, and private lands to conserve America's forests 
                and protect the vital resources they provide. Together, 
                we can strengthen our economy and pass on a healthier 
                planet to our children and our grandchildren.

                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 16 
                through October 22, 2022, 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 
                fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.

                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-22830
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