[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 62389-62390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23992]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 205 / Monday, October 25, 2004 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 7836 of October 20, 2004

                
National Forest Products Week, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's forests are places of beauty and incredible 
                natural wealth. They are homes to wildlife and offer 
                many economic opportunities for our Nation. During 
                National Forest Products Week, we recognize the many 
                benefits of our forests and continue our dedication to 
                protecting them.

                Across our country, many communities rely on healthy 
                forests for economic stability. Our forests provide 
                paper products, building materials, chemicals, and many 
                other items needed by families and small businesses 
                across America. Responsible forest management helps 
                provide jobs and maintain these important resources to 
                help meet the daily needs of Americans and people 
                around the world.

                My Administration has made forest health a high 
                priority, and we will continue to promote active 
                management and forest conservation. Under the Healthy 
                Forests Initiative, we acted to remove the causes of 
                severe wildfires by thinning forest undergrowth before 
                disaster strikes. And the Healthy Forests Restoration 
                Act of 2003, which I signed into law last December, 
                expands our work, helping protect valuable lands that 
                serve as habitat for wildlife and ensuring the safety 
                and economic vitality of communities affected by 
                wildfires. The Act enforces high standards of 
                conservation to help return our forests to more natural 
                conditions and maintain the full range of forest types.

                To ensure that our forests remain a source of pride for 
                all Americans, we must continue our tradition of 
                protecting the land for future generations. By 
                combining the ethic of good stewardship with the spirit 
                of innovation, we can advance a healthy environment and 
                continue economic growth and job creation.

                In recognizing the importance of our 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.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 17 
                through October 23, 2004, as National Forest Products 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 04-23992
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