[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 7887--APR. 15, 2005
Proclamation 7887 of April 15, 2005
National Park Week, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's system of national parks is dedicated to protecting our
resources and preserving our cultural and natural treasures. During
National Park Week, we celebrate these places and those who work to
support and maintain them. This year's National Park Week theme,
``National Parks: America's Gift to the World,''; reminds us that our
country's parks serve as tributes to our Nation's history that are
enjoyed by visitors from around the globe.
My Administration is dedicated to ensuring that our national parks
remain a source of pride for our citizens, and we are expanding our
ability to protect America's historical and natural wonders. By
insisting upon management excellence, the National Park Service is
ensuring that the most vital maintenance and conservation needs of our
parks are met and that resources are spent where they are needed the
most.
As we observe National Park Week, we recognize the vital contributions
of National Park Service employees and volunteers. These dedicated men
and women manage nearly 400 areas, covering more than 84 million acres
in 49 states. Together with the 140,000 volunteers who donated over 5
million hours to these sites last year, National Park Service employees
ensure that our National Parks are safe and enjoyable places where
visitors can experience America.
America's national parks reflect our commitment to protect the land that
God has entrusted to our care and to mark the milestones that have made
us a better Nation. In being good stewards of these treasures, we
maintain the legacy of our country for future generations.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 18 through April 24,
2005, as National Park Week. I call upon the people of the United States
to join me in recognizing the importance of our national parks and to
learn more about these places of beauty, their cultural and historical
significance, and the many ways citizens can volunteer to protect and
conserve these precious national resources.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH