this is a very happy and historic occasion for all who love the great
occasion for all who love the great
occasion for all who love the great American outdoors and that needless to
American outdoors and that needless to
American outdoors and that needless to say includes me the two bills that I’m
say includes me the two bills that I’m
say includes me the two bills that I’m signing this morning are in the highest
signing this morning are in the highest
signing this morning are in the highest tradition of our heritage as
tradition of our heritage as
tradition of our heritage as conservators as well as users of
conservators as well as users of
conservators as well as users of America’s bountiful natural endowments
the Wilderness Act really represents a
the Wilderness Act really represents a hallmark for this nation because there
hallmark for this nation because there
hallmark for this nation because there was a moment in time where we decided to
was a moment in time where we decided to
was a moment in time where we decided to protect the wild places that really
protect the wild places that really
protect the wild places that really define our country and if you think
define our country and if you think
define our country and if you think about it it was a real turning point in
about it it was a real turning point in
about it it was a real turning point in history by giving us a measure of
history by giving us a measure of
history by giving us a measure of humility as we balanced a really rapidly
humility as we balanced a really rapidly
humility as we balanced a really rapidly developing nation with the notion that
developing nation with the notion that
developing nation with the notion that we would leave some places alone
the web earnest bill preserves fire
the web earnest bill preserves fire posterity for all time to come
posterity for all time to come
posterity for all time to come nine million acres of this vast
nine million acres of this vast
nine million acres of this vast continent and the original and
continent and the original and
continent and the original and unchanging beauty and wonder it has
unchanging beauty and wonder it has
unchanging beauty and wonder it has grown from nine million acres to a
grown from nine million acres to a
grown from nine million acres to a hundred and ten million acres 758 places
hundred and ten million acres 758 places
hundred and ten million acres 758 places around 44 stays we have some of the
around 44 stays we have some of the
around 44 stays we have some of the wildest places in the world really and
wildest places in the world really and
wildest places in the world really and yet so many of those places people don’t
yet so many of those places people don’t
yet so many of those places people don’t realize are under threat today and are
realize are under threat today and are
realize are under threat today and are not protected so yes it’s great to
not protected so yes it’s great to
not protected so yes it’s great to protect the Grand Canyon and you cemani
protect the Grand Canyon and you cemani
protect the Grand Canyon and you cemani and Yellowstone but it’s also really
and Yellowstone but it’s also really
and Yellowstone but it’s also really important to protect places in our own
important to protect places in our own
important to protect places in our own backyards
it seems to me that this reflects a new
it seems to me that this reflects a new and a strong national consensus to look
and a strong national consensus to look
and a strong national consensus to look ahead
we’ve come to recognize that we’ve got
we’ve come to recognize that we’ve got to expand these areas and we’ve got to
to expand these areas and we’ve got to
to expand these areas and we’ve got to connect them together to really protect
connect them together to really protect
connect them together to really protect much larger areas for Fish and Wildlife
much larger areas for Fish and Wildlife
much larger areas for Fish and Wildlife to persist and survive in an
to persist and survive in an
to persist and survive in an ever-changing world even more important
ever-changing world even more important
ever-changing world even more important now as we burn eyes as a nation as we’re
now as we burn eyes as a nation as we’re
now as we burn eyes as a nation as we’re evermore focused on our digital screens
evermore focused on our digital screens
evermore focused on our digital screens you have the opportunity to step out of
you have the opportunity to step out of
you have the opportunity to step out of our frenzied lives and reconnect to
our frenzied lives and reconnect to
our frenzied lives and reconnect to ourselves into the natural world is
ourselves into the natural world is
ourselves into the natural world is really important for our well being
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