    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10104 of October 16, 2020
    National Forest Products Week, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    Our Nation's magnificent forests are a source of commerce, recreation,
    and pride for all Americans. America's woodlands are capable of
    producing a myriad of products and materials that bolster our economy,
    improve our daily lives, supply our environment with clean air, and
    provide countless Americans an escape to hike and relax in a tranquil
    and picturesque setting. During National Forest Products Week, we
    appreciate the essential role forests and forest products play in our
    livelihood and prosperity, and we renew our commitment to maintaining
    these treasured woodlands for future generations.
    The forest industry adds nearly $300 billion annually to our Gross
    Domestic Product and employs almost one million Americans. To ensure
    this sector of our economy continues to flourish, my Administration is
    strengthening markets for wood products and incentivizing innovative
    manufacturing techniques. As a result of these efforts, the Department
    of Agriculture's Forest Service sold 3.3 billion board feet of timber
    from National Forests in fiscal year 2019--the highest output since
    1997.
    In addition to bolstering rural economies, our foresters use science-
    based forest management practices in order to promote forest health

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    and reduce wildfire risk. Over the past several months, our country has been
    particularly reminded of how devastating wildfires and natural disasters
    can be to our way of life and our economy. Throughout the western United
    States, wildfires have scorched and destroyed millions of acres of
    forest, and as a result of Hurricane Laura, the timber industry suffered
    an estimated $1.1 billion economic loss. This devastation has placed
    additional burdens on an essential industry that has been instrumental
    to our efforts to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, including by
    working to produce safer product packaging, like the wooden pallets used
    to deliver critical household items such as paper products, diapers,
    disinfecting wipes, medications, and mask filters. It is imperative that
    we safeguard our domestic supply of timber, provide economic security
    for our forest landowners, and maintain the viability of this critical
    aspect of our economy for the benefit of all Americans.
    A sound forest products industry produces positive environmental
    benefits as well. In order to further promote forest health and protect
    the environment, on January 21, 2020, I announced that the United States
    would be joining the World Economic Forum's One Trillion Trees
    initiative, an ambitious global effort to grow and conserve one trillion
    trees worldwide by 2030. Following through on my commitment, and given
    the expansive footprint of our Federal forests and woodlands, I signed
    an Executive Order to establish the United States One Trillion Trees
    Interagency Council to further the Federal Government's participation in
    this effort. To complement these efforts, I have called for the passage
    of the bi-partisan REPLANT Act (S. 4357), which would help address the
    Forest Service's reforestation backlog and continued annual
    reforestation needs by removing the current $30 million annual funding
    cap for the Reforestation Trust Fund.
    This week, we recommit to bolstering the forest products industry and to
    continuing to appreciate the natural resources God has bestowed upon our
    country. Together with our Nation's foresters, we can preserve our
    beautiful forests for every American in order to secure a future of
    environmental and economic success now and for posterity.
    Recognizing the economic importance of the many products generated from
    our Nation's forests, the Congress, through enactment of 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.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 18 through
    October 24, 2020, as National Forest Products Week. I call upon all
    Americans to observe this week with appropriate observances
    and activities and to reaffirm our commitment to our Nation's forests
    and the products that they provide.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fifth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP