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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 422 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 422

  Recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest 
 Service Experimental Forests and Ranges on the occasion of the 100th 
 anniversary of the establishment of the first experimental forest at 
                         Fort Valley, Arizona.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2008

  Mr. Childers (for himself and Mr. Boustany) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
  Recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest 
 Service Experimental Forests and Ranges on the occasion of the 100th 
 anniversary of the establishment of the first experimental forest at 
                         Fort Valley, Arizona.

Whereas the general provisions of the Act of June 4, 1897 (commonly known as the 
        Organic Administration Act of 1897; 16 U.S.C. 551) and section 4 of the 
        Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
        1643) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to designate experimental 
        forests and ranges;
Whereas 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first 
        experimental forest at Fort Valley, Arizona, which eventually led to the 
        creation of 77 additional experimental forests and ranges within the 
        National Forest System;
Whereas the network of experimental forests and ranges provides places for long-
        term science and management studies in major vegetation types of the 195 
        million acres of public land administered by the Forest Service;
Whereas research at these experimental forests and ranges has provided critical 
        information to the public, such as recognition of acid rain based on 
        long-term precipitation chemistry data at Hubbard Brook, New Hampshire, 
        characterization of old-growth Douglas-fir forests and ecology of the 
        northern spotted owl, which set the stage for conservation planning in 
        the Pacific Northwest, improved understanding of the science of forest 
        hydrology, which was derived from long-term studies in experimental 
        forests, especially Coweeta, and the forest and rangeland management 
        systems built from foundation studies at many experimental properties; 
        and
Whereas experimental forests and ranges provide opportunities to study the 
        resources of the United States, including knowledge of forest and stream 
        ecosystems, long-term records of climate, forest dynamics, hydrology, 
        and other ecosystem components, information about long-term field 
        experiments and opportunities to participate in them, access to a cadre 
        of knowledgeable scientists, and access to thousands of publications 
        about natural resource management and ecosystem science: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of 
the first experimental forest at Fort Valley, Arizona, Congress 
recognizes the important contributions that the 77 current experimental 
forests and ranges have made in understanding and conserving the 
environment and ensuring that natural resources in the United States 
remain a source of pride and enjoyment.
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