[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 22 (Monday, June 6, 2005)]
[Pages 919-920]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 7908--Great Outdoors Month, 2005

June 1, 2005

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    During Great Outdoors Month, we celebrate our Nation's natural 
heritage, reaffirm our commitment to conserve our environment, and 
recognize the many volunteers who help maintain our natural spaces.
    Americans are blessed by our country's expansive landscapes, diverse 
wildlife, and beautiful public lands. Outdoor recreation provides an 
opportunity to enjoy the splendor of our Nation's remarkable natural 
treasures and reminds us of our responsibility to be good stewards of 
the environment.
    Across our great Nation, Americans are taking that responsibility 
seriously and volunteering to help keep our natural areas beautiful for 
future generations. I commend these citizens for helping to protect our 
public lands, and I encourage all Americans to do their part. The 
Department of the Interior's Take Pride in America website and the USA 
Freedom Corps website offer examples of ways to participate in 
environmental stewardship projects.
    We have an obligation to protect the Earth, and my Administration is 
pursuing responsible initiatives to make our air cleaner, our water 
purer, and our land better protected. In doing so, we are demonstrating 
the important principle that environmental protection and economic 
prosperity are both vital parts of being good stewards in the land

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we call home. Through these and other efforts, we will continue to build 
a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment for all Americans.
    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 June 2005 as Great 
Outdoors Month. I call on all Americans to observe this month with 
appropriate programs and activities and to enjoy safe outdoor 
recreational activities.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of 
June, 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

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:46 a.m., June 3, 2005]

Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on June 2, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
June 6.