congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12442-3
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| CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12442-3 | 1996-10-21 | 104 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE'S NATURE CONSERVANCY CHAPTER FOR RECEIVING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM PROGRESS AWARD | SENATE | SENATE | TRIBUTETO | S12442 | S12443 | [{"name": "Bob Smith", "role": "speaking"}] | 142 Cong. Rec. S12442 | Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Senate] [Pages S12442-S12443] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE'S NATURE CONSERVANCY CHAPTER FOR RECEIVING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM PROGRESS AWARD Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I today pay tribute to New Hampshire's Nature Conservancy for receiving the National Program Progress Award. The New Hampshire chapter was presented with this award, one of the Nature Conservancy's highest honors, at the Nature Conservancy's National Annual Trustees Meeting on September 30. The New Hampshire chapter has earned this award for their outstanding work in protecting Sheldrick Forest, a 227-acre old-growth forest located in Wilton, NH. The conservancy launched a multifaceted grassroots campaign to save the forest from development. Through its campaign the conservancy raised the property's purchasing price to $550,000. The New Hampshire chapter also purchased Sheldrick Forest, making it the conservancy's 17th preserve in the State. This was an outstanding accomplishment. In addition to the conservancy's dedicated actions to save Sheldrick Forest its members were recognized for their efforts to protect the Great Bay estuary system, for supporting the Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve in Ecuador, and for creating the Mount Teneriffe preserve in Milton, which is home to a federally listed endangered orchid species. The New Hampshire Nature Conservancy chapter has worked hard to preserve New Hampshire's [[Page S12443]] beautiful environment. The conservancy's members should be proud of this distinguished award and their great success in preservation that it celebrates. A national awards committee, drawn from among the Nature Conservancy's 50 State chapters, its 21 programs in Latin America, and its offices on the Pacific Rim and in Indonesia, selected the New Hampshire Chapter for the National Program Progress Award. The award recognizes a conservancy chapter that has made the greatest progress during the past year in building its overall program, and achieving the conservancy's mission of protecting land that harbors rare and endangered plants, animals, and ecosystems. At the Nature Conservancy's National Annual Trustees Meeting last month, the group's president and CEO, John Sawhill, spoke about the dedication and inspiration of the New Hampshire chapter by saying, ``I was amazed that so many people from all walks of life were involved in raising the money for this project and how the local community embraced our effort to save the forest * * * I believe Sheldrick Forest can serve as an inspiration to us all.'' The New Hampshire chapter sets an excellent example for environmental preservation in New Hampshire and for other parts of our country. The New Hampshire chapter has certainly made our State very proud of their efforts. Congratulations to the New Hampshire Nature Conservancy on this distinguished award. May they continue to protect and preserve our beautiful New Hampshire's forests. ____________________ |