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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 5, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS CEREMONY
Old Executive Office Building
11:25 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Welcome all. And thank you, Bill Reilly
for getting all this together. And I'm glad to see our inhouse
environmentalists, CEQ Chairman Mike Deland, sitting over here. And
I also want to thank the EPA regional officers and the teachers and
the administrators, who together make this program work.
And finally, let me especially welcome the award winners
-- America's young environmentalists -- welcome all to the White
House on this cool, clear, you can see forever, day. And think back
to when you started your projects. You may have set out to make your
community a bit cleaner or to come up with a way to re-use resources
we use every day and simply toss in the trash, but the example you
set shines far beyond your school and far beyond your neighborhood.
What you've done tells other kids: You can make a difference. What
you've done inspires adults to follow your lead.
Let me give you a true example. Two years ago at the
very same place, same awards setting, one winner came up to the stage
to shake hands -- which I hope you all will do -- and asked me: Do
you recycle at the White House? (Laughter.) And I told him, well,
if we don't already, we do now. (Laughter.) That kid's probably
running for Congress out there somewhere, he was 10 at the time.
Well, today I am pleased to announce to this year's
winners that last week I signed an Executive Order, effective
immediately, instructing that all federal agencies here in Washington
and out in our regional offices all across this country introduce
recycling programs. Some of them have them but not all.
And I also ordered our agencies to use recycled
materials wherever possible. So we are serious about recycling.
Whether it's recycling waste or reclaiming a stream or a
shoreline, or raising the overall environmental awareness -- each one
of these winning projects is a marvel to your imagination, to your
energy and to your ingenuity. No matter how different, each one
shows how an idea that originates in the classroom can have an impact
in the community.
I can't single out all of you, but I hope you won't mind
that I just make a special mention of our youngest environmentalists,
who happen also to come from furthest away: The 2nd grade classes
from Mililani Town, Hawaii. I understand Karla -- and I want to be
sure I get this right, is it DeGuchi, right pronunciation? Good,
Karla, I didn't want to get that wrong -- has made a long trip from
Oahu to accept the award today for all her classmates. Karla and her
fellow students started with a slogan, "Earth Day, Every Day," and
set up a series a projects to show how they could do their part to
take care of our Earth. And they put up bird feeders and turned
trash to compost and planted trees.
MORE
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But they didn't stop there. They set up a school-based
recycling drive -- and it may surprise you to hear what these 2nd
graders from Hawaii did with the money they raised: They used it to
"adopt" four acres of endangered rainforest, Guatemalan rainforest,
to preserve a small corner of nature that they will probably never
see.
Other projects start out as selfless acts and, along the
way, prove that looking after our environment makes good, sound
business sense. Take the students from Hawthorne Elementary School
in Salt Lake City. They set out to clean up a creek running through
the business district, a creek that had literally become a dumping
ground. As the kids cleaned this creek, they found the garbage --
all the cans, glass and bottles dumped there -- had some value, had
some real value. And so they sold it for scrap, call it trash for
cash, and used the money they made to keep the clean-up going.
Together, they transformed that unsightly trash heap
into a nature park. And they gave it a new name, Hidden Hollow, and
today it's a learning center for other students -- a kind of outdoor
classroom encouraging everyone to be environmentally aware.
You're here today because of the way you look at the
world. You look at the sky above, the trees, rivers and streams all
around and see them for what they are: nature's gift, something
precious we must preserve and pass on years from now to your
children.
And once again, congratulations to all of you. And I
hope that all Americans, young and old, in the government and back in
your communities, can join as partners in preserving our environment.
And now, with our able administrator's help, Bill
Reilly's help, we'll ask you to come up on stage to receive your
awards. And thank you all for being here.
(Presentation of awards.)
Thank you all very, very much. It's a great day and how
inspiring it is to see this work. Wonderful. Thank you.
(Applause.)
END
11:32 A.M. EST
ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS \ ROOM 450
Brit Hume
NOVEMBER 5, 1989 \ 11:20 A.M.
MIKE DELAND (CEQ CHAIR)
THANK YOU, BILL [EPA ADMINISTRATOR REILLY].
[INTRODUCTORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.] THANKS ALSO TO THE
EPA REGIONAL OFFICERS, TO THE TEACHERS AND
ADMINISTRATORS WHO TOGETHER MAKE THIS PROGRAM WORK. //
FINALLY, LET ME WELCOME TODAY'S AWARD WINNERS --
AMERICA'S YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALISTS -- TO THE WHITE
HOUSE. // THINK BACK TO WHEN YOU BEGAN YOUR PROJECTS.
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You MAY HAVE SET OUT TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY A BIT
CLEANER -- TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO RE-USE RESOURCES WE
USE EVERY DAY AND SIMPLY TOSS IN THE TRASH. BUT THE
EXAMPLE YOU SET SHINES FAR BEYOND YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT YOU'VE DONE TELLS OTHER KIDS: YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT YOU'VE DONE INSPIRES
ADULTS TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. //
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT THE KIND OF
DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE.
- 3 -
Two YEARS AGO AT THESE AWARDS, ONE WINNER CAME UP ON
STAGE TO SHAKE HANDS, AND ASKED ME: Do YOU RECYCLE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE? 71/1/1 TOLD HIM IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY
-- WE DO NOW. // [[TRUE STORY -- THE KID'S PROBABLY
RUNNING FOR CONGRESS BY NOW. ]] I I I I
WELL, TODAY I'M PLEASED To ANNOUNCE To THIS YEAR'S
WINNERS THAT, LAST WEEK, I SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
-- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY -- INSTRUCTING ALL FEDERAL
AGENCIES HERE IN WASHINGTON AND OUT IN OUR REGIONAL
OFFICES TO INTRODUCE RECYCLING PROGRAMS.
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I ALSO ORDERED OUR AGENCIES TO USE RECYCLED MATERIAL (5)
WHEREVER POSSIBLE. // I WANT YOU To KNOW: WE'RE
SERIOUS ABOUT RECYCLING. //
WHETHER IT'S RECYCLING WASTE, RECLAIMING A STREAM
OVERALL
OR SHORELINE, OR RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS --
EACH ONE OF THESE WINNING PROJECTS IS A MARVEL TO YOUR
IMAGINATION, YOUR ENERGY AND INGENUITY. No MATTER HOW
DIFFERENT, EACH ONE SHOWS HOW AN IDEA THAT ORIGINATES
IN THE CLASSROOM CAN HAVE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.
//
- 5 -
I CAN'T SINGLE OUT ALL OF YOU, BUT I HOPE YOU WON'T
MIND THAT I MAKE SPECIAL MENTION OF OUR YOUNGEST
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, WHO HAPPEN ALSO TO COME FROM
FARTHEST AWAY: THE 2ND GRADE CLASSES FROM MILILANI
TOWN, HAWAII. I UNDERSTAND KARLA DEGUCHI [phonetic) HAS MADE THE
LONG TRIP FROM OAHU TO ACCEPT THE AWARD TODAY FOR HER
CLASSMATES. KARLA AND HER FELLOW STUDENTS STARTED WITH
A SLOGAN -- "EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY" -- AND SET UP A
SERIES OF PROJECTS TO SHOW HOW THEY COULD DO THEIR PART
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EARTH.
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THEY PUT UP BIRD FEEDERS, TURNED TRASH To COMPOST,
PLANTED TREES.
BUT THEY DIDN'T STOP THERE. THEY SET UP A
SCHOOL-BASED RECYCLING DRIVE -- AND IT MAY SURPRISE YOU
TO HEAR WHAT THESE 2ND GRADERS FROM HAWAII DID WITH THE
MONEY THEY RAISED: THEY USED IT TO "ADOPT" FOUR ACRES
OF ENDANGERED GUATEMALAN RAINFOREST, To PRESERVE A
SMALL CORNER OF NATURE THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY NEVER
SEE. //
- 7 -
OTHER PROJECTS START AS SELFLESS ACTS -- AND, ALONG
THE WAY, PROVE THAT LOOKING AFTER OUR ENVIRONMENT MAKES
GOOD, SOUND BUSINESS SENSE. TAKE THE STUDENTS FROM
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SALT LAKE CITY. THEY
SET OUT TO CLEAN UP A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT -- A CREEK THAT HAD BECOME A DUMPING
GROUND. / As THE KIDS CLEANED THIS CREEK, THEY FOUND
THE GARBAGE -- ALL THE CANS, GLASS AND BOTTLES DUMPED
THERE -- HAD REAL VALUE.
- 8 -
So THEY SOLD IT FOR SCRAP -- CALL IT TRASH FOR CASH --
AND USED THE MONEY THEY MADE TO KEEP THE CLEAN-UP
GOING. //
TOGETHER, THEY TRANSFORMED THAT UNSIGHTLY TRASH
HEAP INTO A NATURE PARK. THEY GAVE IT A NEW NAME,
HIDDEN HOLLOW, AND TODAY IT'S A LEARNING CENTER FOR
OTHER STUDENTS -- A KIND OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE. //
- 9 -
YOU'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU LOOK AT
THE WORLD. You LOOK AT THE SKY ABOVE, THE TREES,
RIVERS AND STREAMS ALL AROUND US, AND SEE THEM FOR WHAT
THEY ARE: NATURE'S GIFT -- SOMETHING PRECIOUS WE MUST
PRESERVE AND PASS ON, YEARS FROM NOW -- TO YOUR
CHILDREN. //
- 10 -
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I HOPE
THAT ALL AMERICANS -- YOUNG AND OLD, IN THE GOVERNMENT,
AND BACK IN YOUR COMMUNITIES -- CAN JOIN AS PARTNERS IN
PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT. //
AND NOW -- WITH ADMINISTRATOR REILLY'S HELP --
WE'LL ASK YOU TO COME UP ON STAGE TO RECEIVE YOUR
AWARDS.
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FAX COVER SHEET
This fax is directed to: Jeannie Bunton
Rm 111 1/2, Old Exec Office Bldg
White House
Business phone (202) 456-7750
Fax phone
(202) 456-6218
Date October 31, 1991
Number of pages including cover sheet: Three (3)
This fax has been sent by Lynne Olson
KOPE, Hawthorne Elementary Schl
1675 S 600 E, SLC UT 84105
Business phone (801)481-4824
Home phone (801)484-8352
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KIDS ORGANIZED to PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
Hawthorne Elementary School
1675 South 600 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
481-4824
October 30, 1991
Attn: Jeannie Bunton
Old Executive Office Bldg, Rm 111 1/2
White House
Washington DC 20500
FAX: 202-456-6218
Sheri Sohm has asked me to collect some information to answer
your questions about the KOPE Hidden Hollow project. I hope
this will be of interest. Please call me if I can help in any
other way.
Lynne Olson, parent/advisor
(801) 484-8352
KOPE'S "HIDDEN HOLLOW" RESTORATION PROJECT
SUMMARY
In April of 1990, Hawthorne School's "Kids Organized to
Protect our Environment" (KOPE) began a campaign to rescue a
segment of Parley's Creek and the historic Old Mormon Trail that
intersects the business district In their neighborhood. The
city-owned property was surrounded by abandoned buildings and
parking lots, and had deteriorated into a community dump. The
children organized students and adult volunteers for a massive
cleanup effort, and enlisted community support to save the area
from commercial development and restore it as a natural park.
They received two community grants to preserve the area as an
outdoor classroom, easily accessible to students from inner-city
schools.
THE OLD MORMON TRAIL
For decades during the American western migration,
emigrants followed the Mormon Trail from Missouri to California
and Oregon. From Ft. Bridger, travellers could go north along
the Oregon Trail, or drop into the Salt Lake Valley, and then
south to take the Spanish Trail to California. The Union
Pacific Railroad followed the route of the old Mormon Road to
lay its tracks across country.
Shortly after Brigham Young's party entered the Salt Lake
Valley through Emigration Canyon in 1847, travellers discovered
an easier route along Parley's Creek. By 1852, Big Canyon Creek
Road (now Parley's Canyon) had become the primary avenue for
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emigrants to Salt Lake, and the Territorial legislature was
charging a toll for people to use It.
Mormon emigrants from the East were met at the base of the
foothills by earlier arrivals. They were escorted to a central
city square, near our present City Hall, and instructed in the
ways of Mormon community life. They were then advised of places
in the area where they might settle, or were "called" to go out
to create new settlements in the wilderness. For the Mormon
faithful, reaching Salt Lake City was their goal, and so the
mouth of Parley's Creek Canyon was the end of the Mormon Trail.
Farms and commercial establishments sprang up along the
creek as it traversed the valley, to supply westward- bound
travelers as well as settlers. The block around Hidden Hollow
was the site of one of the first general mercantile stores in
Utah, and the first log schoolhouse in the state. A sugarmill
and several sawmills were built along the stream. None of these
buildings remain, and there are no monuments to mark their
locations. Therefore, the KOPE Kids were able to add the need
for further historical and archeological research to the list of
reasons why the Hidden Hollow area should be left intact and
undeveloped.
The children believe that the significance of this area to
the subsequent history and development of Salt Lake City, is an
important part of their heritage as Utahns. The broad appeal of
the Hidden Hollow restoration project has been its joint goals
of recognizing the significance of both the natural and the
human history of this part of our city.
***
Supplemental information: Materials collected during KOPE
recycling projects and at the KOPE Recycling Center.
Corrugated cardboard - 920# collected by students at school
Aluminum - 3896# collected by students at school & at drop-off
center since summer of 1989.
Glass - 52,950# collected at drop-off center since 4/90
Plastic - 4,610# collected at drop-off center 4/90-11/90
Old Newspapers - Since 9/89 - 30.7599 tons collected at school
Income generated by recycling $1,458.12
Income generated at fundraising game booth $1,267.67
Income from donations $717.35
Community development Block Grant received $15,000.00
Neighborhood Self-Help Grant $1,180.00
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Tuesday, November 5:
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"Remarks"
5 min
Thank you, Bill. Barbara and I want to welcome the Environmental Youth
Award winners to the White House.
Today I feel like celebrating. I want to celebrate with you in recognition of your
outstanding projects, I want to celebrate with Bill Reilly and the EPA on
their launching the new national environmental education program. And I
want to celebrate because your efforts have made this a good day for the
environment.
But most of all, I want to celebrate our democracy. When Justin Kingery of Bob
White, West Virginia, created his project he not only developed a new way to
make good use of an old waste, he reaffirmed the best traditions of our
democracy. He proved that one person, endowed with a vision, can work
with others to make that vision a reality.
Perhaps this is why our form of government has lasted so long. It truly is a
government of, for, and by the people.
Perhaps this is why democracy seems to be breaking out all over the world. It is
a system that works. And it is individuals like you who make it work.
It is individuals like the Kids Organized to Protect our Environment from Salt
Lake City who not only got their own act together but got so many adults
involved that they helped to turn a junk-filled city-owned dump into a
pristine nature park. You saw something that needed to be done. You
figured out how to do it. And you did it.
As long as there are students and citizens like you, the future of this nation is in
good hands.
Your work has not only make your communities better places to live, it has had
an impact beyond your communities. Your projects prove to other young
people and adults as well that no one is too small or too insignificant or
too young to achieve great things in our nation.
I also want to thank the Keebler Company and the Arm & Hammer Division of
the Church & Dwight Company for their significant roles in seeing that
your visit to Washington is both fun and rewarding.
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Just one year ago, I signed into law the National Environmental Education Act.
In the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency, that law will support
promising environmental education projects and help to give every
educator access to useful environmental education material.
More importantly, that law recognizes how important it is that we teach -- and
learn -- to be good stewards of the environment. That we be instilled with an
environmental ethic which will help make each one of us such good
environmentalists that we won't need to put so much effort into enforcing
environmental regulations. The people will protect the environment not
because it's the law, but because it's the right thing.
The young people we honor here today have not only learned a lot, they've done
a lot. And I'm delighted to be able to tank each of you personally.
With Bill Reilly's help, it is now our pleasure to present this year's
Environmental Youth Awards.
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"HOPE FOR HIDDEN HOLLOW"
A Children's Nature Park
"Hey, look, you guys! There's a stream down there!"
Six eleven-year-olds from Hawthorne's "Kids Organized to Protect our Environment"
(KOPE) Club were in a shopping mall parking lot, celebrating the opening of their new
KOPE Recycling Center, the first drop-off facility in their neighborhood. After the
ceremony, they ran across the parking lot to explore a grove of trees that filled the
center of the block. They were stunned to find an open stream, bordered by dense,
natural vegetation. Standing on the bank, the kids discovered that the sounds of
birdsong and running water masked all the noise of the nearby commercial activity, and
the trees blocked the view of surrounding office buildings. Despite the litter and
construction debris strewn about, the area reminded them of a scene from the nearby
Wasatch Mountain canyons. On the spot, the kids decided that this place deserved
their attention, and the KOPE kids had found their next project.
A visit to the County Recorder revealed that the property was owned by Salt Lake
City, and had once been a dedicated park. The stream was a section of historic
Parley's Creek, known to pioneer immigrants as the end of the Old Mormon Trail. It
was identified in the City's Master Plan as desirable open space, but decades of
neglect and abuse had relegated it to a suburban dump. Half of the parcel had been
sold for private development, but fortunately, lack of interest and money had delayed
sale of the remaining 2.8 acres, and so 800 feet of the stream and the adjacent
habitat were still untouched. The KOPE Kids determined to clean up the site, but
leave it as natural as possible, to use as a nature park and outdoor classroom. They
thought that because of its location in the middle of an urban business district,
creative planning would make it a unique amenity to commercial development.
The students named the place "Hidden Hollow", and organized the first of several
cleanup events. 300 students came from school to pick up trash along the banks, and
County Flood Control and City Sanitation workers helped by cleaning the flood grate,
knocking down weeds and removing construction debris. At KOPE's request, County
Health ran soil and water tests, and identified several health and safety problems
that were then corrected.
Realizing that an outdoor classroom would serve students of all ages, the KOPE
Kids hosted a "Hope for Hidden Hollow" Conference, and invited participants from all
the public and private schools in Salt Lake. Fifteen schools sent representatives
ranging in age from 9 to 18 years, to learn problem-solving skills, and to join in a
student coalition to save the Hollow.
To enlist support from the adult community, KOPE produced a slide show of
pictures of the Hollow, and presented their program to community councils and special
interest groups. They asked for help from experts in many fields, who donated their
time and skills to help with everything from landscape design to fund-raising.
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To get advice from the local business community, KOPE presented to the Chamber
of Commerce, and learned of a new threat to the Hollow. Developers were planning to
enclose the stream, build offices and retail stores around the block, and make the
Hollow a parking lot. The kids were told that they could never muster the support or
money to create the kind of park they wanted. Instead, developers offered to design
them a small grassy area with a fountain, to be called "KOPE Park," in exchange for
the students' agreement to abandon plans for an outdoor classroom.
The children reacted by petitioning the City for a zoning change that would
prevent the Hollow's use for commercial purposes. They organized a public information
campaign to demonstrate the park's value as a community resource. Experts in Utah
history, in air and water quality, wildlife biologists, geologists and botanists all
supplied Information confirming the Hollow's unique importance to the City.
Conservationists, artists and educators wrote letters to the City Council and Mayor,
demanding that the Hollow be saved. The kids launched a "green card" campaign,
collecting over a thousand signatures in support of their project, while children
across the City circulated petitions within their schools. Kids went door-to-door to
talk to area businesspeople, and learned to use the political system as they attended
committee meetings and lobbied Council members.
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To raise money for site planning and
landscaping, they wrote and received grants for $16,400. They also solicited cash and
in-kind donations. In honor of Earth/Arbor Day, Utah Power donated 140 native shrubs
worth $1500, and the Mayor of Salt Lake led the hundred volunteers who planted them.
To demonstrate Its utility as an outdoor classroom, (and to muster volunteers to
keep those young plants watered), members of the student coalition were asked to plan
a schedule of weekly workshops to take place at the Hollow during the summer. Classes
ranged from aquatic biology to outdoor ethics to xeriscaping, and resulted in a
curriculum guide that can be used to teach a variety of school subjects.
In the spring of 1991, KOPE succeeded in having Hidden Hollow incorporated into
the City's new open space plan, a 50-mile system of corridors that include parks and
pedestrian/bicycle trails. They won support from community councils to uphold the
Master Plan and keep Parley's Creek uncovered and in its natural streambed. And the
Salt Lake Planning Commission voted in favor of KOPE's petition to downzone Hldden
Hollow for R2 (recreational or residential) use only.
In working to save the Hollow, KOPE has been recognized for their unique ability
to bring together diverse groups and individuals, and persuade them to donate their
time and creative energy to solve a common problem. The State chapter of the
American Planning Association has invited KOPE to their annual convention to present
the Hidden Hollow project as a model for volunteer involvement in community
problem-solving.
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEED FOR HIDDEN HOLLOW:
All across America, urban planners are
recognizing the need for "greenways," recreational open spaces that serve as links
between parks or historic sites. There is also a need for nature study centers, where
students can observe plants and animals in their natural habitat. Preserving Hidden
Hollow as an outdoor classroom filled both needs, by providing a recreational and
educational center in a densely populated residential/business district.
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROPRIATENESS: Parley's Creek has always been the "front door" into
Salt Lake City and was the end of the Old Mormon Trail. Due to the KOPE Kids efforts,
the historic importance of this segment of the creek is now being reexamined. The
Hollow is a living museum of native plants, birds, insects, fish and small animals.
Birdwatchers report that eight types of songbirds use the Hollow for a summer breeding
ground. Flood control and water quality experts say the open stream is an Important
asset to the City. Cattails in the settling pond and the twisting creek make it a
natural bio-filtration facility, helping to remove pollutants carried by stormwater
runoff. The trees act as noise and air filters, protecting the adjacent residential
area from the impact of new commercial development.
THE PURPOSE OF KOPE'S HIDDEN HOLLOW PROJECT: The KOPE Kids are committed to teaching
others how to take personal responsibility for solving local environmental problems-
At Hidden Hollow, they set out to save the creek and the natural habitat near it from
the effects of neglect and the threat of commercial development. They sought legal
protection to prevent the sale of public property for private development, and its use
for any but recreational or educational purposes. KOPE planned to involve as many
people as possible to build public awareness of the value of Hidden Hollow as a
community resource, and create a demand to save it. They hoped their example would
inspire others to attempt similar projects in their own neighborhoods.
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GOALS:
KOPE has demonstrated the power of volunteers who are
committed to achieving a common goal. Coalition participants have learned problem-
solving skills, and been empowered by the support of their community. The Association
of Community Councils and the Urban Forestry Board endorsed KOPE's plan to keep
Parley's Creek in its natural bed, and to keep the parcel as open space. The Planning
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Commission voted to change Hidden Hollow from a Commercial to a Residential-2 zone,
the designation for parks in Salt Lake. The City Planning staff recommended an
executive order to allow only open space uses until the commission creates an open
space zone. They recommended that the parcel not be sold as surplus property.
LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT: Due to the students' efforts, Salt Lake residents
have begun to demand more "greenspace, not blacktop," and public support has been
generated for a new open space ordinance for the city. The dedication of Hldden
Hollow as an outdoor classroom will provide educational opportunities for generations
of students, and the natural park will enhance both the business and residential
areas.
Planting projects at Hidden Hollow have added 140 trees and shrubs to the
urban forest.
Holding the public land in trust for future generations will provide
opportunities for more research into the natural and human history of the site.
Furthermore, this experience in community problem-solving has provided a model for
volunteer involvement, and demonstrated how everyone can affect the quality of life in
his community. By example, the KOPE Kids have taught a lesson in civics and
individual responsibility for solving environmental problems.
POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Older residents called the area * Dump Hollow" because
it had been a dumpsite for decades. Cleaning up the Hollow removed some sources of
groundwater contamination and identified others. Giving the park a new identity has
discouraged illegal dumping, preventing further degradation of the soil or water.
Careful l'andscaping will prevent erosion of delicate streambanks. Labelling native
and drought tolerant plants will encourage their use in home landscape applications, a
water conservation measure that is critical for the second driest state in the nation.
Preservation of the site provides habitat for at least eight kinds of songbirds, and a
pair of American kestrels. The stream will continue to function as a flood control
and stormwater cleanup facility. And Hidden Hollow will be available to inner-city
schoolchildren as an interpretive center for environmental education.
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: KOPE students "discovered" Hidden Hollow, and immediately
determined that It should be restored to a neighborhood park. They identified all the
inherent problems, brainstormed solutions, and dedicated thousands of volunteer hours
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to implementing them. They made calls, wrote letters, visited area merchants,
circulated petitions, lobbled legislators, organized meetings and press conferences,
presented their plan to civic groups and government agencies. They wrote two
successful grants. Having won public support for their project, they are now teaching
others about the importance of volunteerism in solving local problems.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: The students have learned to view the community as their
classroom, full of resources that are available for use in solving problems. They
have worked with municipal government to achleve their goal of saving Hidden Hollow.
They have cultivated public opinion by drawing media attention to their project, and
by making personal contacts with special interest groups. They have asked for
financial help from corporations, in-kind donations from businesses and professionals,
-and advice from experts in everything from marketing to stream hydrology. They formed
an unprecedented coalition of Salt Lake's public and private school students.
INNOVATION: For the first time in Salt Lake, a coalition of students of all ages was
formed to achieve the common goal of making Hidden Hollow a Children's Nature Park and
the first outdoor classroom in the City. KOPE asked for help from government,
business, conservation and special-interest groups who all loaned their own creative
talents to the project. By demonstrating how the Hollow could be valuable to each of
them, the Kids gained their support and forged a unique volunteer alliance that has
become a model for local problem-solving.
RATIONALES: A. Educational - The KOPE students are trained to use the Future
Problem-solving model. Their teacher has taught them brainstorming, decision-making
and planning skills. Her subsequent role is to facilitate their work. KOPE is a
voluntary community service group, with students solving their own real-life
neighborhood problems. B. Environmental 1) The park will be an amenity to commercial
development, while saving an historic site. 2) Dedicating Hidden Hollow as open space
will preserve it as a link in the Parley's Trail corridor. 3) Natural habitat in the
middle of an urban business district is unique and should be protected as a valuable
environmental resource. 4) As an outdoor classroom, Hidden Hollow is readily
accessible to inner-city schools for field trips and nature studies.
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Region
/
SAVE planted trees
DATE
To when IT may Concern:
On benalf Of SAVE (Students Against Vengalizing the Earthi. the student
environmental group at the IDSWICH Middle School. I would like to apply for
the EPA President's Environmental Youth Award from EPA Region 1. Since ITS
inception in 1989. SAVE has been increasingly active 10 working on local.
regional. and global environmental concerns. riuch of our work is ongoing.
Therefore, some of our projects could not technically be categorized as
completed. If our group needs to be judges on the 08318 of one project.
please consider UE for our efforts over the past 19 months to EMENG the
Hassachusetts Bottle Law. However. I also clen to tell you stout and incluze
subport materials for other projects on which SAVE has been working.
Students at the Icewich Middle School started ER environmental group 17
December 1929. Our interest stanted with an == for the Programme For Belice
in the National Geographic October 1989 issue. Students decises == nsic
the rainforest and held 14 Quarter Day in school. Students collected donations
(50 cent maximum) during homeroom period. Enough money was collected =0
purchase two acres.
The students decided that thev wanted to do more. Therefore, In December,
they organized as group, decided to call themselves SAVE (Students Against
Vandalizing the Earth), and took on TWO major projects. First. they undertook
2 mass mailing (324 letters) to schools around the country on benalf of the
Programme For Belize. The students researched and CORDI'S their own database
of schools, attempting to include public and provate schools from ES TERM
counties as possible 10 each ETATE. They then concesed COVER lettare to these
schools, requesting helo in reising soney for P.R.B. == we'll 19 help apreading
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the word to other schools in their areas. These were mailed together with
brochures provided by the Programme For Belize. Some of the responses we have
since received are included as support material. In December of 1990, SAVE
bought four additional ecres of rainforest from the proceeds of a second
schoolwide Quarter Day, cider and donut sales. and a FETT leaf-raking service
members provided.
The second project SAVE undertook has tecome an engoing concern. In
January of 1990, John Ferrick's =ixth grade meth classes conducted a month
long statistical analysis of waste generated in our school cafeteria.
Students were upset to learn that an average of 450 non-refundable juice cans
were being thrown into the trash weekly. SAVE members decided to investigate
the problem further.
SAVE learned that the existing Massachusetts Bottie Law only covers
carbonated beverage containers. They learned that Vermont and Maine have
cassed more comorshensive Taws covering alcohol, wine cooler, and juice
containers. They also learned that at bill being considered in the
riassachusetts State House in the spring of 1990 (Bill 4938) proposed to amend
our bottle law to cover alcohol, wine cooler, and juice containers. SAVE
members decided to petition their State Representative for his support of this
bill. On May 14, 1990, over 1300 signatures were collected in one morning by
SAVE members in Ipswich. Un May 23, 1990, these signatures were cresented to
Representative Tim Clark. SAVE members attempted through phone calls and
letters throughout the spring and summer to follow the progress of the bill.
We finally heard later in the year that the bill had died in committee.
SAVE members determined that they needed to get more directly involved
with the process this year, because they wanted this opportunity to conserve
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and recycle precious resources to success. In January of 1991, after much
investigatory phone work. SAVE found that Bill 4936 had been refiled for 1991
as Bill 4126. They also found two allies in Representative Robert DeLeo of
Winthres (the bill's sponsor) and Representative Peter Vellucci of Cambridge
la member of the Committee On Energy). Students began in January to more
thoroughly research the available information on Maine's new bottle law end
transcripts of testimony from 1990 hearings on Bill 4936.
In February and March, SAVE members compiled a comprehensive database of
middle schools throughout Massachusetts with the intention of writing to at
least one middle school from each town and city throughout the state. Phone
calls were made to = large percentage of these schools in order to determine
the name of = contact person to whom letters could be addressed. Cover
letters were written and roughly 300 latters were sent. Follow UD phone calls
were then made in attempts to encourage these schools == join SAVE in =
optition drive. In soite of the students' substantial efforts to be thorough.
only nine other communities did in fact join in our actition dev. Still,
thanks to those towns, SAVE was able to present more than 4000 signatures to
the Committee On Energy in April. As important, they were able to sour many
other young people to positive action on benalf of our environment.
On April 18, 1991, six SAVE members spent a full day of their school
vacation at the State House in Boston. After waiting nearly five hours, they
were asked to speak. The students read prepared testimony on which they had
worked for several days. I have included that testimony as support material.
All involved were very impressed with the students' demeanor and commitment to
the environment.
WE found shortly after that day that the oill had been put into it! study,
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effectively killing it for the year. After initial disappointment, the
students 21scussed why the bill failed and what might DE gone to make It pass
next year. The students are planning to renew their commitment to passage of
a Bill that will facilitate recycling. The students and I have been advised
tht the bill may have better chance of passage if the alcohol and wine cooler
containers are not included. SAVE cians to work with Reg. Vellucci. Rep.
DeLeo, and Amy Perry of MassPing this fall to decide what course will be the
best to take.
I'd like to list several other accomplishments of SAVE over the best two
years: 1) Through our efforts. the Ipswich Middle School set up ml cafeteria.
recycling program in September 1990 to recycle oolystyrenes and aluminum drink
cans. 2) SAVE has run as schoolwide white paper recycling program since
October of 1990. 3) SAVE members have volunteered at the monthly town
recycling drop-off site run by the Ipswich Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
SAVE members worked in February and March of 1991 and have signed UD to work
in October and December as well.
4) This spring, SAVE offered 1 tree and
shrub planting service free of charge. A local nursery, Corliss Brothers
Inc., trained SAVE members in planting technique and gave credit for each
planting we did. This credit goes towards the cost of trees we clanted at the
school this spring. On three separate days. SAVE planted ÷ trees and 12
shrubs this apring. We plan to resume the program this tall
5) While much
fundraising this year has gone towards ocerating costs, SAVE was able to make
is! $200 donation to the Walden Woods Project.
Other plans for 1991 - 1992 include opening it school store which will ssil
environmenteily friendly products (ex: notebooks mace of recycled paper, pens
with refillable certridges that use soybean. rather than petroleum based.
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ink). SAVE also plans to work with the Ipswich School Department to develop a
policy for purchasing supplies that are environmentally responsible. (ex:
recycled paper goods, lighting that is more energy efficient).
As you can SEE, SAVE members are working very hard to educate others and
TO nelo the environment in any way possible. These students are exceptionally
dedicated to the idea that aggressive activism is necessary and that everybo
can have # role in protecting and improving the only environment we have.
Thank you for your consideration of SAVE for the EPA Region 1 President's
Environmental Youth Award. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can
answer any questions or clarify any of the coints made in this application
Sincerely,
Michael
Michael P. Cahill { 508-927-7814)
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1991 PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY
NOVEMBER 5, 1991
WINNERS
INTRODUCTION OF WINNING PROJECTS
Region 1:
got
When members of the "Students Against Vandalizing the Earth" (SAVE)
group learned how many non-recyclable beverage containers were
thrown away from their cafeteria, it motivated them to take action.
The students organized a proposal to amend the Massachusetts Bottle
Bill that, if put into action, would include juice and álcohol
bottles as recyclable containers.
in
However, it didn't stop there. The students started a grass roots
movement in surrounding communities, which, by working with members
of the Massachusetts legislature, enabled them to present over 4000
signatures to the Committee on Energy this past April.
On April 18, six members of SAVE spent a full day of their school
vacation at the State House in order to read prepared testimony
that gave the positive aspects of SAVE's proposal to the
Massachusetts Bottle Bill.
The sponsor is Michael P. Cahill, Ispwich, Massachusetts.
Accepting the award is Lindsay Gaskins. Eight additional members
of the SAVE group are in the audience. Would you please stand.
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OIL spills
Region 2:
Nazia Quraishi, a fifth grade student, witnessed the damage being
wrought by oil spills in the waters surrounding her hometown of
Bayonne, New Jersey. Encouraged by her teachers and parents, and
aiming toward the school science fair, she turned her concern to
curiosity, and then transformed that curiosity into a series of
experiments, interviews and demonstrations investigating the damage
oil spills cause and the options for cleanup. She used impeccable
scientific methods in setting up her experiments and recording her
data.
Results achieved through this project were: concrete knowledge of
procedures and materials' ability to clean up oil spills, and an
assessment of damage to animals and the environment. This project
brought about an awareness of environmental concerns to both Nazia
and her classmates, An appreciation and responsibility was gained
for the environment and Bayonne waterways in particular.
She received numerous awards for her experiment. Please, help me
in congratulating a young girl with a big future, Nazia Quraishi.
Francine McLaughlin, a teacher at Nazia's school, is her sponsor.
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fertilizer from humanhair
Region 3:
What began as a homework assignment became the spark to ignite the
talents of this young, upcoming environmental scientist of Boone
County, West Virginia.
Justin Kingery developed a man-made fertilizer using human hair
that was very effective, and increased Justin's interests in
environmental endeavors. He continued working on his man-made
fertilizer experiments, and shared the successes in the local
county newspaper. As a result, he has been contacted by many
gardeners who have used and are encouraged by his methods. Justin
also conducted and published the results of a community-wide survey
of environmentally safe and recyclable product home use, thereby
raising individual consciousness of these products.
Justin Kingery from Bob White, West Virginia and sponsor, Ms.
Pamela Atha, a teacher at Van Elementary School, Van, West
Virginia.
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public information campaign
Region 4:
Thirteen members of the McDonald Elementary Science Club of Mohawk,
Tennessee started a public service campaign to teach students and
adults about energy conservation and its effect on air pollution.
The campaign began with a contest where students decorated grocery
bags with energy conservation messages. The club provided each
class with several energy saving tips that students could use. The
bags were sent out to local grocers for distribution. They held a
"Create an Energy Calendar" Contest where students in grades 3-8
designed and sold calendars to the public through the local
groceries.
At the school's Open House, energy exhibits were set up by the club
to share energy information with parents. These exhibits were
later taken to a nearby shopping mall where information was made
available to the public. Energy conservation materials were sent
to each school library in the school system. Energy conservation
classes were taught at schools.
A variety of energy games and
contests, including an energy carnival, were used as motivators.
Accepting for the McDonald Elementary Science Club is Mark Rothe,
and sponsor Ms. Pat Carpenter, Mohawk Tennessee. All 13 members of
the McDonald Elementary Science Club are in the audience. Would
you please stand.
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Barnow
Region 5:
The barn owl may be returning to Ohio because of the hard work and
perseverance of Eric Champlin.
As a member of the Challenge
program at St. Paul Elementary School in North Canton, Eric
selected the barn owl as his topic for the science fair. His
working research on the eating habits, mating seasons and the most
favorable nesting habitat made this a successful project.
Eric continued his quest to preserve the owl through his Adopt-A-
Barn Ow sponsorship program. This program includes groups or
individuals giving a monetary donation after which Eric solicits
barns by placing ads in local papers; constructs wooden nesting
boxes; places the boxes in suitable barns; and includes owl tapes
for attracting owls during mating season. would this work in Me TWOMEN?
Eric also worked with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on
an owl tagging program. His principal, Mary Fiala, stated that she
has never worked with a more motivated student. "His projects were
thoughtful, thorough and different." Eric continues to educate the
public on the barn owl by producing a quarterly publication
reporting progress and owl sightings. Seventeen nesting boxes are
presently being monitored.
Region 5 winner Eric Champlin and sponsor and school principal,
Mary Fiala.
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NON-POINT source
Region 6:
Project F.U.R. (Fight Urban Runoff) was developed by five students
from Holy Cross High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was
designed to make the public more aware of the misuse of pesticides
and how the dumping of used motor oil polluted Lake Ponchartrain.
They provided speakers for schools and civic meetings, and
participated in environmental fairs. The group's major event was
the Stencil-A-Canal project in which storm drain covers were
stenciled with a logo to remind local residents that substances
dumped or strayed into storm sewers were a major source of lake
pollution.
Justin Fleetwood will accept the plaque with sponsor Sue Ellen
Lyons, a Holy Cross High School teacher. The other four members of
Project F.U.R. are here today. Please stand to be recognized.
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Recyching
Region 7:
When the city landfill closed, the Schuyler, Nebraska FFA Chapter
saw the need for an active recycling program. They designed and
printed thousands of recycling brochures and had them distributed
with local bank statements. In cooperation with alumni and a local
radio station, they established and operated a community recycling
center. They developed a recycling educational awareness program
and presented it in all the local schools. They followed up with
a recycling contest for grades kindergarten through eighth grade.
The Chapter developed a five-year groundwater protection plan. The
plan calls for increasing awareness of the problem and a public
education program. To do this, they cooperated with a number of
organizations to produce school enrichment projects. They designed
and conducted demonstration projects and displays on nitrate
contamination, point-source contamination, and abandoned well
plugging. A quiz bowl was developed around the project so that
people could test their knowledge on groundwater issues. Their
program was taped and aired repeatedly around the state by the
Nebraska Educational Television Network. The Chapter also took the
shows on the road to local and county fairs, as well as the state
fair.
They developed a program for their membership that taught chapter
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Region 7 continued:
members land evaluation for crop raising. They took the program to
the community. Chapter members phoned area farmers and alumni,
distributed informational literature and tested numerous irrigation
ditches. They also purchased a nitrate testing kit and did free
testing of rural wells.
For the final chapter in their assault on environmental issues,
they recruited more than 230 students, who dedicated more than
1,000 hours, to maintain the two major highways in town as part of
the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Matt Stuthman is receiving the plaque for the Schuyler, Nebraska
FFA Chapter. The sponsor is Thomas L. Wheeldon.
Four of the Chapter's 50 members are present today. Please stand
to be recognized.
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Region 8:
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Shevi Sohm
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nursery
of?
Hidden
Hollow
The "Kids Organized to Protect our Environment (KOPE) Club from
stream
Hawthorne Elementary School began a campaign to rescue an historic
creek and part of the Old Mormon Trail that intersects the business
discovered
Kids
district in their Salt Lake City neighborhood. The city-owned
creek had deteriorated into a local dump. The KOPE Club organized center across
recying Q-
the street
student and adult volunteers for massive cleanups by removing tons
of trash, and sold the recyclable trash to help finance the
found a stream
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project. They passed a state resolution for an annual cleanup,
how
annuh
fix-up day. They spoke to community councils and held student
raised?
conferences at school to enlist support to save the area from
commercial development. To restore it as a nature park, they aluminum,
persuaded designers to include it in the City's new open space glass bottles
plan, won Planning Commission approval for protective zoning, and
stream
received community grants to develop the area into an outdoor
nunsz- acres
classroom, easily accessible to inner-city schools. The Club named
this area "Hidden Hollow". They organized a series of workshops asphalt,
ceinent,
that resulted in a curriculum guide for field trips to the
tubuy,
"Hollow". This program has become a model for volunteer
wike
involvement in community problem-solving and has increased
environmental awareness throughout the state.
stream
Accepting the award for KOPE is Mercedes Johnson. The sponsor is a loads 30 truch
Sheri Lyn Sohm. Would the additional members of KOPE please stand.
local contactordonated
womers/equipt.
for free
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trees
ARIVE
Region 9:
Second grade teachers, Susan Nekoba and Patricia Yorioka, at
Mililani Uka Elementary School in Hawaii, wanted to increase the
students' awareness of their environment. To accomplish this,
Susan and Patricia developed a comprehensive ecology curriculum
that included all facets of learning. The classes adopted the
year-long theme of "Earth Day, Every Day".
As part of this ecology unit and to gain hands-on experience, the
students completed a number of environmental education projects.
Their first project consisted of making a compost heap on the
school campus. To start the compost heap, each student brought in
a sandwich bag of garbage from home. The heap was tossed regularly
so the students could see the decomposition at work. On Earth Day,
the students planted two olive trees on the school campus and using
the soil from the compost pile.
The bird feeder project, which was the second project, allowed the
students to become proficient in identifying the various birds of
Hawaii and observe their feeding patterns.
The second graders sponsored a third project which was several
school-wide recycling drives. To publicize these events, they
designed and colored leaflets to be posted throughout the school.
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Region 9 continued:
At one of the drives, the students collected 2,000 lbs. of aluminum
and used the money to adopt and protect 4.1 acres of the Guatemalan
Rainforest.
Karla DeGuchi is accepting the plaque for the second grade classes
of Mililani Uka Elementary School in Hawaii, the island of Oahu.
Patricia Yorioka is the sponsor. Susan Nekoba, co-sponsor, please
stand to be recognized.
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1rst went to students from Palmer, Alaska 1989
RECYCLING
Region 10:
The recycling project that Cheryl Hilmes' fifth grade class started
the first week of school continues with the same zeal that inspired
them to name themselves the "Mountain View Mustangs". They have
recycled 80 pounds of plastic milk containers, 700 pounds of
cardboard, 800 pounds of aluminum, 2,500 pounds of ledger papers,
and 21,000 pounds of newspaper. The students work on cooperative
teams collecting, sorting, and loading recyclables. Recyclable
strategies were presented to all 25 classrooms at Mountain View
School.
Students chose to support the Senior Citizens Nutrition Program
with the money raised from their recycling efforts. A local news
show filmed the students as they informed the senior citizens about
the recycling program and presented them with a check for $92.02.
The Anchorage Daily News covered the project in a news story on
April 13th.
The Mustangs participated in state legislative hearings on
recycling incentives, doubled the amount of recycled materials,
donated the "recycle money" to school and community projects
including direct contributions to the Salvation Army Citizen
Nutrition Program -- truly sharing between youth and age!
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Region 10 continued:
Let me add that this is the second PEYA award to young Alaskans.
Students from Palmer, Alaska were recognized in 1989.
Representing the 5th grade "Mountain View Mustangs", Anchorage
Alaska is Hancy Vea (pronounced "Vee-ha"). They were sponsored by
teacher, Mrs. Cheryl Hilmes (pronounced "Hill-mis").
Nov. 13 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
Joy, and Jim McClure's wife, Louise. He also
Note: The Executive order was released by
head of EPA [
referred to the First Family's dog, Millie,
the Office of the Press Secretary on Novem
Agency], Bill Rei
and Senator Dole's dog, Leader.
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complicated task
Executive Order 12733-Authorizing
Letter to the Speaker of the House and
job. I want to W
the Extension of the Period of Active
the President of the Senate on the
of our Council [
Duty of Personnel of the Selected
Extension of Active Duty of the
here, who's also
Reserve of the Armed Forces
Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces
environment; Te
November 13, 1990
November 13, 1990
tion Departmen
Frank Bracken,
By the authority vested in me as Presi-
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Department of
dent by the Constitution and the laws, of
I have today, pursuant to section 673b(i)
ested in this WOI
the United States of America, including sec-
of title 10, United States Code, authorized
working EPA y
tions 121 and 673b(i) of title 10 of the
the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary
regional admini
United States Code, I hereby determine
of Transportation with respect to the Coast
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that, in the interests of national security,
Guard when it is not operating as a service
extending the period of active duty is nec-
within the Department of the Navy, to
And all of yo
essary for the following: units of the Select-
extend for an additional 90 days the period
environment is
ed Reserve, and members of the Selected
of active duty of units and individual mem-
have to be a pa
Reserve not assigned to a unit organized to
bers not assigned to units organized to
why the past ye
serve as units of the Selected Reserve or-
So many people
serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve, now
ting involved—
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dered to active duty pursuant to section
duty pursuant to section 673b(a) of title 10
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of the United States Code and Executive
Executive Order No. 12727 of August 22,
line the other
Order No. 12727 of August 22, 1990. Fur-
1990. The continued need for units and
were coming-
ther, under the stated authority, I hereby
members of the Selected Reserve to aug-
saying, "When
mom comes in
authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the
ment the active Armed Forces of the
Secretary of Transportation with respect to
United States for the effective support and
cleans it up
when we mess
the Coast Guard when the latter is not op-
conduct of operational missions in and
the ones who a
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around the Arabian Peninsula necessitates
definitely won
the Navy, to extend the period of active
this action.
of those rare
duty of such units and members of the Se-
A copy of the Executive order imple-
sense. [Laugh
lected Reserve.
menting this action is attached.
just as all of
This order is intended only to improve
Sincerely,
Just yesterda
the internal management of the executive
George Bush
had the honor,
branch, and is not intended to create any
Medal of Scien
right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas
S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Represent-
ogy to some (
enforceable at law by a party against the
United States, its agencies, its officers, or
atives, and Dan Quayle, President of the
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Senate. The letter was released by the
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony
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Youth Awards
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rder was released by
Secretary on Novem
head of EPA [Environmental Protection
sponsors who worked so hard with them.
Agency], Bill Reilly. And let me just say to
Together, they've proved something too
all of you environmentalists, we are very
many tend to forget, and that is that in this
blessed in this country to have a man like
country it's the individual that counts. It's
Bill Reilly taking on this extraordinarily
the individual who makes a difference.
r of the House and
complicated task and doing such a great
Senate on the
job. I want to welcome Mike Deland, head
I think of one young man, in particular,
Duty of the
of our Council [on Environmental Quality]
who won this award last year for launching
here, who's also doing a superb job on the
a recycling program. He stood on this stage
the Armed Forces
environment; Ted Sanders, from the Educa-
and asked me if the White House did any
tion Department, our Under Secretary; and
recycling. You talk about pressure. [Laugh-
Frank Bracken, the Under Secretary of the
ter] This guy came in here-it's not often
ear Mr. President:)
Department of the Interior-both so inter-
that lobbyists come disguised as high school
ant to section 673b(i)
ested in this work-and of course, our hard-
kids. [Laughter] Well, I told him that I
tes Code, authorized
working EPA youth coordinators and our
didn't think we had a recycling program,
se, and the Secretary
regional administrators. And especially, I'm
but that we'd sure be working on it. And
respect to the Coast
pleased to come over to welcome the young
you know, if anyone can teach old dogs new
perating as a service
champions for the environment, all of you.
tricks, kids can. And so, now I can say to
nt of the Navy, to
this year's award winners: We learned
And all of you know that protecting the
al 90 days the period
something from people like you, and now
environment is not a spectator sport; we all
and individual mem-
have to be a part of the solution. And that's
we've a recycling program in the White
House.
units organized to
why the past year has been so encouraging.
Selected Reserve or-
So many people, in so many ways, are get-
And if it's true, as some say, that we're all
pursuant to section
ting involved-even the Simpsons.
borrowing the Earth from future genera-
ited States Code and
You know, Bart Simpson dropped me a
tions, it's also true that the Earth will be
12727 of August 22,
line the other day when I told him you
preserved by millions of small decisions
need for units and
were coming-true story-and he wrote me
made every day by every one of us. And
ted Reserve to aug-
saying, "When I mess up my bedroom, my
they're the kind of small decisions that
med Forces of the
mom comes in and yells, but eventually she
make a world of difference, whether it's
effective support and
cleans it up and everything's cool. But
recycling aluminum cans, conserving water,
al missions in and
when we mess up the environment, we're
turning off a lightbulb, even just keeping
'eninsula necessitates
the ones who are going to be yelling, and it
the refrigerator door closed.
definitely won't be cool." Well, this is one
Like that scene in the "Teenage
cutive order imple-
of those rare moments when Bart makes
Mutant-bear with me-Ninja Turtles."
ttached.
sense. [Laughter] Wise beyond his years,
[Laughter] They're standing in front of the
just as all of you are wise beyond yours.
refrigerator, deciding what to have for
George Bush
Just yesterday, here at the White House, I
dinner. And one of them is standing there
had the honor, the pleasure of awarding the
with the door open. So, another one says,
were sent to Thomas
Medal of Science and the Medal of Technol-
"Think with the door closed, then get what
? House of Represent
ogy to some distinguished American scien-
you want." "Okay," the first one says, "I'm
yle, President of the
tists, engineers, and mathematicians. But
thinking. Tonight we'll have broccoli."
as released by the
the awards that we're making today are no
[Laughter] And fortunately, he pulls out a
cretary on November
less significant. In fact, when I heard about
pizza. So, there's a happy ending to this
the projects for this year's awards, I was
story. [Laughter]
struck by the sophistication of these
And if more of us think with the door
projects. Some have grown to national,
closed and our minds open, we can all bring
ntation Ceremony
even international stature. Others have
nvironmental
changed the way whole communities oper-
environmental ignorance to a happy
ending. Because, to quote one of those
ate. But all have made permanent improve-
Mutant Turtle characters, "There are no
ments to our natural environment.
Today. in the middle of American Educa-
passengers on Spaceship Earth, only crew."
at the While He
Has Week. it's a pleasure to recognize the
So, with those words of wisdom, let me go
1 here. And
efforts of students who represent citizen-
on now to the highlight of the day, and that
by our
ship at its most responsible and the adult
is to the awards for the distinguished crew
that is with us today. And let me say, in
1815
Nov. 14 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
advance, congratulations to each and every
knowledge the Providence
one of you.
God, to obey his Will. to
[At this point, the awards were presented.]
Benefits, and humbly to
tion
and
Favor."
As
a
people
Well done, everybody. What a great day.
enjoyed unparalleled
What an inspiring day here at the White
and the priceless blessings of
House. Thank you all very, very much.
freedom, we Americans cannot fell
this great, yet joyous, duty. Thus
Note: The President spoke at 10:28 a.m. in
each year on Thanksgiving Day 10
Room 450 of the Old Executive Office
our gratitude for the goodness and
on
Building. Bart Simpson is a character in the
ty of our Creator and to ask 11b
television show "The Simpsons."
protection and guidance in all our
and
favi
ors, both as individuals and as a Name
this
The observance of Thanksgiving was
durin
cherished tradition in America long before
harvest, we
George Washington called his countrymen
the
see
Letter to the Speaker of the House and
"to the service of that great and glorious
on
these
the President of the Senate
Being who is the beneficent Author of all
the
wo
Transmitting a Report on the Potential
the good that was, that is, or that will be"
Europe, around in Latin
Effects of Space Nuclear Reactors on
Indeed, we trace the tradition of giving
-
Gamma-Ray Astronomy Missions
thanks back to some of the earliest settlen
November 14, 1990
in this country-not only the Pilgrums at
government.
Plymouth but also early colonists at James
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
town, New Amsterdam, and St. Augustine
fered under the heavy y
have begun to cla
I herewith forward a Report on the Po-
With hands clasped in prayer and hearts
tential Effects of Space Nuclear Reactors on
full of gratitude, these men and women
hich Our gratitude for the
all are heirs.
Gamma-Ray Astronomy Missions pursuant
gave public thanks to God for having been
we enjoy as Amer
to section 1012 of the National Defense Au-
sustained through times of hardship and
thorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and
peril.
ured these gifts, as when we (
by how carefully w
1991 (Public Law 101-189).
William Bradford's account of the experi-
dren a love of freedom
ence of the settlers at Plymouth Colony is
of the responsibiliti
Sincerely,
not only a moving description of the trials
ing mands of us. We tend t
George Bush
of emigration to a wilderness but also cap-
liberty when we
tures their profound faith and contains a
Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas
timeless exhortation to succeeding genera-
of of our our our own ancestors lives are and fir si
S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Represent-
tions:
Like our forebears, w
atives, and Dan Quayle, President of the
Being thus passed the vast ocean
values and beliefs that
Senate.
they had now no friends to welcome
strong, loving families :
them, nor inns to entertain or refresh
ties and recognize the
their weatherbeaten bodies, no houses
ing and hard work, b
Proclamation 6229-Thanksgiving Day,
or much less towns to repair to
wellspring of progress
And for the season it was winter, and
The great freedom
1990
November 14, 1990
they that know the winters of that
which we have been
country know them to be sharp and
rejoicing-and it is eg
By the President of the United States
Besides, what could they
Indeed, Scripture tells
see violent but a hideous and desolate wilder-
asked of those to wi
of America
ness?
Neither could they, as it
given. Our "errand
A Proclamation
were, go to the top of Pisgah, to view
begun more than 350
In the first Presidential Thanksgiving Day
from this wilderness a more goodly
proclamation, George Washington observed
country to feed their hopes, for which
that "it is the Duty of all Nations to ac-
way soever they turned their eyes
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C. Katherine Crabapples
Malus 'Katherine'
D. Littleaf Lindens
Tilia cordata
E. American Hollies
Ilex opaca
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1965
L. Benches
Filmore Administration
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1973
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Thymus vulgaris
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Allium schoenoprasum
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Rosemarinus officinalis
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Iberis sempervirens
White
April
Seasonal Plantings
1. GRAPE HYACINTH
Muscari botryoides
Violet-blue
April-May
2. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Niphetos'
Yellow, white edges
May
3. MIXED TULIP GROUP A
DARWIN HYBRID
Tulipa 'Jewel of Spring'
Cream w/red edges
April
LILY-FLOWERING
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
Pure white
April-May
COTTAGE
Tulipa 'Bond Street'
Lemon yellow
April-May
4. MIXED TULIP GROUP B
LILY-FLOWERING
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
Pure white
April-May
PARROT
Tulipa 'Faraday'
Lt. salmon, green edges
May
DARWIN HYBRID
Tulipa "Sweet Harmony'
Lemon yellow
May
5. PANSY
Viola tricolor hortensis 'Paydirt'
Yellow
April
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Santolina chamaecyparissus
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Thymus vulgaris
Herb
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Allium schoenoprasum
Herb
D. ROSEMARY
Rosemarinus officinalis
Herb
E. EVERGREEN CANDYTUFT
Iberis sempervirens
White
April
Seasonal Plantings
1. DUSTY MILLER
Senecio leucostachys
White foliage
2. FLOSS FLOWER
Ageratum petiolatum
Blue
June-Aug.
3. GARDEN GERANIUM
Pelargonium x hortorum 'Wendy Anne' Pink
June-Aug.
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Herbs and Perennials
A. LAVENDER COTTON
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Gray-green
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Thymus vulgaris
Herb
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Allium schoenoprasum
Herb
D. ROSEMARY
Rosemarinus officinalis
Herb
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Iberis sempervirens
White
April
Seasonal Plantings
1. DUSTY MILLER
Senecio leucostachys
White foliage
2. BLUE SALVIA
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria'
Violet-Blue
June-Aug.
3. CUSHION MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Freedom'
Yellow
Sept.-Oct.
4. TUBULAR PETAL MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Joanette'
White Fiji
Sept.-Oct.
5. GIANT HARVEST MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Pumpkin'
Orange
Sept.-Oct.
6. SPOON DAISY
Chrysanthemum 'Starlet'
Apricot
Sept.-Oct.
7. CUSHION MUM
Chrysanthemum 'White Patriot'
White
Sept.-Oct.
East Garden
Commemorative Plantings
1. SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (Magnolia grandiflora)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1942)
2. SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (Magnolia grandiflora)
Warren G. Harding (1922, Replaced 1947)
3. THE JACQUELINE KENNEDY GARDEN
Lyndon B. Johnson (1965)
4. LITTLE-LEAF LINDENS (Tilia cordata) 2
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1937)
5. EASTERN WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus)
Gerald Ford (1977, Replanted 1983)
6. NORTHERN RED OAK (Quercus borealis)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1959)
7. AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana)
John Q. Adams (1826)
8. THE MOUNDS
Thomas Jefferson (1808)
9. WHITE OAK (Quercus alba)
Herbert Hoover (1931)
10. JAPANESE SPIDERLEAF (Acer palmatum dissectum)
Jimmy Carter (1978)
11. JAPANESE SPIDERLEAF (Acer palmatum dissectum)
Grover Cleveland (1893)
12. CHILDREN's GARDEN
Lyndon B. Johnson
13. CEDAR OF LEBANON (Cedrus libani)
Jimmy Carter (1978)
14. GIANT SEQUOIA (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Richard M. Nixon (1971)
15. WHITE OAK (Quercus alba)
Herbert Hoover (1931)
16. PIN OAK (Quercus palustris)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1958)
17 WILLOW OAK (Ouercus phellos)
Lundon B. Johnson (1964)
19. ROSE GARDEN
20. SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (Magnolia grandiflora) 2
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
21. AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana)
Gerald R. Ford (1975)
22. FERN-LEAF BEECH (Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia')
Lyndon B. Johnson (1968)
23. FERN-LEAF BEECH (Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia')
Richard M. Nixon (1972)
24. SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum)
Ronald Reagan (1984)
25. WHITE SAUCER MAGNOLIA (Magnolia soulangiana alba)
Mrs. Reagan (1982)
26. WHITE SAUCER MAGNOLIA (Magnolia soulangiana alba)
Mrs. Reagan (1982)
27. DWARF BOXWOOD (Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa')
Harry S. Truman (1952)
28. RED MAPLE (Acer rubrum)
Jimmy Carter (1977)
29. WHITE OAK (Quercus alba)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1935)
30. SCARLET OAK (Quercus coccinea)
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
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R1 TEA ROSE
Rosa hybrid tea 'Nancy Reagan'
Coral Pink
R2 ROSE
Rosa floribunda 'Pat Nixon'
Burgundy red
R3 ROSE
Rosa grandiflora 'White Lightning'
White
R4 SHRUB ROSE
Rosa hybrid 'Sea Foam'
White
A. CATNIP
Nepeta cataria
Lavender Blue
July-Aug.
B. PLANTAIN LILY
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
White on 2' spikes
July-Aug.
C. LAVENDER COTTON
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Gray-green foliage
D. GARDEN PINKS
Dianthus plumarius 'Boutonniere'
White
July-Aug.
Spring
Seasonal Plantings
1. GRAPE HYACINTH
Muscari botryoides
Violet-Blue
April-May
2. FOSTERIANA TULIP
Tulipa fosteriana 'Purissima'
Pure White
Early April
3. FOSTERIANA TULIP
Tulipa fosteriana 'Red Emperor'
Flaming Red
Early April
4. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
Cherry Red
April
5. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Dover'
Red
April
6. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Gudoshnik'
Yellow-Red
April
7. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Golden Oxford'
Golden Yellow
April
8. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Oxford'
Scarlet Red
April
9. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Ivory Florendale'
Pure White
April
10. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'President Kennedy'
Deep Yellow
April
11. DARWIN HYBRID TULIP
Tulipa 'Jewel of Spring'
Cream w/red edges
April
12. GREIGII TULIP
Tulipa greigii 'Bokara'
Deep orange red
April-May
13. GREGII TULIP
Tulipa greigii 'Oriental Splendor'
Red, Yellow
April-May
14. LILY-FLOWERED TULIP
Tulipa 'Queen of Sheba'
Red w/gold margin
April-May
15. LILY-FLOWERED TULIP
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
Pure white
April-May
16. COTTAGE TULIP
Tulipa 'Bond Street'
Lemon yellow-red
May
17. COTTAGE TULIP
Tulipa 'Ivory Glory'
White
May
18. COTTAGE TULIP
Tulipa 'Mrs J.T. Scheepers'
Yellow
May
19. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Aristocrat'
Dark violet
May
20. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Eclipse'
Red
May
21. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Florence Nightengale'
Vermilion Red
May
22. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Flying Dutchman'
Fire Engine Red
May
23. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Glacier'
White
May
24. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Golden Niphetos'
Creamy Yellow
May
25. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Niphetos'
Yellow, white edges
May
26. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Queen of the Bartigons'
Salmon-pink
May
27. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Sweet Harmony'
Lemon Yellow
May
28. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'White Jewel'
White
May
29. DARWIN TULIP
Tulipa 'Zwanenburg'
White and Black
May
30. PARROT TULIP
Tulipa 'Black Parrot'
Blue Black
May
31. PARROT TULIP
Tulipa 'Blue Parrot'
Dark Violet
May
32. PARROT TULIP
Tulipa 'Fantasy'
Pinkish-green
May
33. PARROT TULIP
Tulipa 'Orange Favorite'
Bright Orange
May
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R1 TEA ROSE
Rosa hybrid tea 'Nancy Reagan'
Coral Pink
R2 ROSE
Rosa floribunda 'Pat Nixon'
Burgundy red
R3 ROSE
Rosa grandiflora 'White Lightning'
White
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Rosa hybrid 'Sea Foam'
White
A. CATNIP
Nepeta cataria
Lavender Blue
July-Aug.
B. PLANTAIN LILY
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
White on 2' spikes
July-Aug.
C. LAVENDER COTTON
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Gray-green foliage
D. GARDEN PINKS
Dianthus plumarius 'Boutonniere'
White
July-Aug.
Seasonal Plantings
1. BLUE SALVIA
Salvia farinacea 'Blue Bedder'
Violet-Blue
June-Aug.
2. GARDEN GERANIUM
Pelargonium x hortorum 'Snow Mass'
White
June-Aug.
3. GARDEN GERANIUM
Pelargonium x hortorum 'Sincerety'
Red
June-Aug.
4. FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM
Caladium x hortulanum 'Candidum'
White Leaf
June-Aug.
5. FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM
Caladium x hortulanum 'Frieda Hemple'
Red Leaf
June-Aug.
6. IMPATIENS
Impatiens wallerana 'Super Elfin White'
June-Aug.
7. HELIOTROPE
Heliotropium arborescens
Purple
May-June
8. DUSTY MILLER
Senecio leucostachys
White foliage
July-Aug.
West Garden
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Roses and Perennials
R1 TEA ROSE
Rosa hybrid tea 'Nancy Reagan'
Coral Pink
R2 ROSE
Rosa floribunda 'Pat Nixon'
Burgundy red
R3 ROSE
Rosa grandiflora 'White Lightning'
White
R4 SHRUB ROSE
Rosa hybrid 'Sea Foam'
White
A. CATNIP
Nepeta cataria
Lavender Blue
July-Aug.
B. PLANTAIN LILY
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
White on 2' spikes
July-Aug.
C. LAVENDER COTTON
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Gray-green foliage
D. GARDEN PINKS
Dianthus plumarius 'Boutonniere'
White
July-Aug.
Seasonal Plantings
1. BLUE SALVIA
Salvia faranacea 'Blue Bedder'
Violet-Blue
June-Aug.
2. LADYS MANTLE
Alchemilla speciosa
Yellowish-green
June-Aug.
3. TALL BUTTON MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Bronze Dot'
Yellow w/red ctr.
Sept.-Oct.
4. GIANT HARVEST MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Indian Summer'
Red Bronze
Sept.-Oct.
5. TUBULAR PETAL MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Joanette'
White Fiji
Sept.-Oct.
6. CUSHION MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Penguin'
White
Sept.-Oct.
7. GIANT HARVEST MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Pumpkin'
Orange
Sept.-Oct.
8. CUSHION MUM
Chrysanthemum 'Rollcall'
Dark Bronze
Sept.-Oct.
West Garden
Few places provide such a sense of the continuity of American history as the grounds of the White House. All our Presidents
except George Washington have lived and worked on this knoll overlooking the Potomac. And it was Washington himself
who selected the site allowing for extensive grounds which would be landscaped as the "President's Park."
John Adams, the second President, moved into the mansion in the fall of 1800, describing the grounds as a barren expanse
strewn with building rubble and abandoned brick kilns. Thomas Jefferson first planned the landscape of the grounds when
he followed Adams to the White House in 1801. John Quincy Adams, inaugurated in 1825, took special interest in the
grounds. He employed a full-time gardener and developed extensive plantings, some of which he set out himself. A stately
American elm planted by him still flourishes in the south grounds, the oldest of some 25 commemorative trees planted
by Presidents throughout the past.
All of our Presidents and First Ladies have been, in a sense, avid gardeners. Each has made a mark on the grounds of
the White House. Jefferson installed the two mounds on the south as visual barriers to give privacy to the house; the
ancient magnolia trees to the left of the south front were brought in the 1830's from Andrew Jackson's beloved home in
Tennessee; Andrew Johnson built the first fountain on the south side in 1867 while his successor Ulysses Grant built
the first on the north in 1873.
A conservatory and greenhouses, begun in 1857, had expanded onto the south and west grounds by the late 19th century.
Providing flowers and plants for the mansion and a place of privacy for White House families, they were removed in 1902
to make way for the construction of the west wing offices.
Early in the 20th century, as the city of Washington grew closer to the venerable President's Park, the grounds took on
a more stately appearance with the introduction of numerous evergreen trees and shrubs to preserve the remote and pastoral
character the house had known since it was built. On the north was developed an open grove, largely of elm trees, shading
the lawn that stretches from Pennsylvania Avenue to the mansion, while on the south deep borders of trees were planted,
flanking the open carpet of lawn that slopes toward the Potomac River.
The spectacular view to the south was planned in 1935 by the Olmstead brothers at the request of Franklin D. Roosevelt
in anticipation of the building of the Jefferson Memorial. Numerous trees were removed from the end of the lawn to allow
for a full vista to the Memorial and the Virginia landscape beyond.
At the present time the White House grounds contain over 500 trees and some 4000 shrubs on approximately 18 acres.
It retains the lawn to the north, and the great open greensward to the south, with newer and more intimate gardens
of a formal character next to the house. To the east is the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden with topiary holly trees, seasonal
flowers and herbs, and a grape arbor. On the west between the mansion and the west wing is the celebrated Rose Garden,
now because of its ceremonial functions one of the most famous gardens in the world. Its plan is based on a traditional
18th century American garden.
For all their timelessness, the White House gardens receive the constant use and enjoyment of the occupants of the house
and the staff, as well as many Americans who visit in person and those who view the grounds through television coverage
of various events. For the reception of foreign dignitaries by the President, the south grounds of the White House become
a colorful stage. The President and visitor exchange greetings before a large crowd of guests and a military honor guard.
On Easter Monday, the President and First Lady open the gates to throngs of children, who come to the traditional Easter
Egg Roll. This originally started at the Capitol, and was moved to the White House by President Hayes in 1879. The
presence of children in the ongoing story of the White House is also commemorated today in the Children's Garden, created
in 1969, which is located in the groves on the west side of the south lawn. It contains impressions in bronze of the hands
and feet of children and grandchildren who have lived in the White House in past years.
Gardens are living things. They do not survive without care and constant improvement. The White House grounds are
not restorations and recreations of something lost, but themselves have lived in a sense always new for the better part
of 200 years. In this respect they are among the most unique monuments to the American past.
PLURIBUS UNUM
The President's
Environmental
Youth Awards
1991
National Ceremony
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
"There are two things that are
permanent in this country, two things
that we pass on from generation to
generation without speaking of our
pride, or their preciousness. One is the
treasure of our minds and hearts. The
other is the treasure of our land-the -
environment."
President George Bush
The President's Environmental Youth
Awards Program is one way of
recognizing significant achievement as
our young people, the future caretakers
of this earth, become involved in their
communities. Congratulations to this
year's winners. We applaud you and all
the award candidates, and we are
deeply grateful for your fine efforts."
William K. Reilly
Administrator
The President's
Environmental
Youth Awards
Program
Opening Remarks
Lewis S. W. Crampton
Associate Administrator for
Communications, Education and Public Affairs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Introduction
The Honorable William K. Reilly
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Address and Presentation of Awards
The Honorable George Bush
President of the United States
Tuesday, November 5, 1991
Washington, D.C.
EARTH DAY:
EVERY DAY
Young people are the future caretakers of our environment. Since 1971, the
Environmental Protection Agency has sponsored the President's Environmental
Youth Awards Program. The program has two components: the regional
certificate program and the national awards competition. Regional certificates
are awarded by each of the ten EPA regions. One outstanding project from each
region is selected for national honors.
Young people from every state are invited annually to participate in the awards
program which is aimed at encouraging individuals, school classes, summer
camps; public interest groups, and youth organizations to promote
environmental awareness and positive community involvement.
This year, the President of the United States honors those young people whose
projects have produced the most significant environmental gains.
1991 Award Winners
Region 1
Ipswich Middle School Student Environmental Group
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Sponsor:
Michael P. Cahill
Since 1989, the Students Against Vandalizing the Earth (SAVE) group of
Ipswich Middle School has spearheaded efforts to expand the state's reuse of
glass containers. The students circulated petitions, and six members spent a day
of their vacation testifying at the State House in Boston on supporting an
expanded state bottle deposit law. In addition, they raised funds which were
used to purchase and protect several acres of rainforest in Belize.
Region 2
Nazia Quraishi
Bayonne, New Jersey
Sponsor:
Francine McLaughlin
Nazia Quraishi's project, "Cleaning Up Oil Spills in Our Waterways", consisted
of a series of experiments, interviews and demonstrations that helped her
investigate the damage and cleanup of oil spills. Three experiments were
developed with graphic charts to show her findings. Experiment A compared
various material absorption rates of oil in fresh and salt water, Experiment B
measured the amount of oil reclaimed from gravel using a variety of cleaning
substances, and Experiment C compared oil absorption by animals and the
environment.
Region 3
Justin Kingery
Bob White, West Virginia
Sponsor:
Pamela Atha
Fifth grader Justin Kingery motivated change in his community in the use of
environmentally safe and recyclable products. He developed a man-made
fertilizer using human hair and published the results in local newspapers. He has
been contacted by many gardeners who have used and are encouraged by his
methods. He also conducted and published a community-wide survey of
products used in the home, thereby raising individual consciousness. Justin
petitioned the County Board of Education to use environmentally safe and
recyclable products, which resulted in a resolution being passed effecting this
change.
Region 4
McDonald Elementary Science Club
Mohawk, Tennessee
Sponsor:
Pat Carpenter
The 13 members of the McDonald Elementary School Science Club sponsored
programs promoting energy awareness and energy conservation during National
Energy Awareness Month (October). As part of a "Create an Energy Calendar"
contest, students in grades 3-8 designed and sold energy conservation calendars.
They also set up exhibits on solar energy at local shopping malls, taught a series
of courses on conservation, and sponsored an aluminum recycling campaign.
Money raised was placed in a fund to sponsor future energy contests and
activities.
Region 5
Eric Champlin
North Canton, Ohio
Sponsor:
Mary Fiala
St. Paul Elementary student Eric Champlin conducted an extensive study of the
barn owl, an endangered species. He solicited for barns by placing ads in local
papers, constructed wooden nesting boxes, and included barn owl tapes for
attracting owls during mating season. His "Adopt-A-Barn Owl" sponsor
program solicits a donation, after which Eric constructs and places a nesting box
in a barn. Eric continues to educate the public by producing a quarterly
publication reporting progress and owl sightings. Seventeen nesting boxes are
presently being monitored.
Region 6
Project F.U.R. (Fight Urban Runoff)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sponsor:
Sue Ellen Lyons
Project F.U.R. was launched by a team of students from Holy Cross High
School. The students campaigned actively and effectively to increase public
awareness about how actions such as misuse of pesticides and the dumping of
used motor oil polluted Lake Ponchartrain. Part of the project involved
stenciling storm drain covers with a logo to remind local residents that
substances which go into the storm sewers contribute to the pollution of the lake.
Region 7
Schuyler FFA Chapter
Schuyler, Nebraska
Sponsor: Thomas L. Wheeldon
The closing of the city landfill inspired the Schuyler FFA Chapter to create the
"Earth Care - Because We Care" project to promote recycling and
conservation practices to protect and enhance our environment. They
established and operated a community recycling center. They designed a
five-year groundwater protection plan for the community using alumni, local
farmers, and various organizations. They produced and implemented a school
enrichment program using demonstration projects and displays. Presentations
were taped and broadcasted repeatedly, including coverage on state-wide
Nebraska Educational Television. They purchased nitrate inspection kits and
conducted free sampling of rural wells as part of an overall survey on chemical
application and land usage.
Region 8
Kids Organized to Protect our Environment (KOPE)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sponsor:
Sheri Sohm
"Kids Organized to Protect our Environment" (KOPE) club began a campaign
to rescue a historic creek in their neighborhood. The city-owned property had
deteriorated into a local dump. The kids spoke to community councils and held
student conferences at school to enlist support to save the area from commercial
development. To restore it as a natural park, they persuaded designers to include
it in the City's new open space plan, won Planning Commission approval for
protective zoning, and received two community grants to develop the area into
an outdoor classroom, easily accessible to inner-city schools.
Region 9
Mililani Uka Elementary School
Mililani Town, Hawaii
Sponsor: Patricia T. Yorioka
Second grade classes, F-1 and F-3, at Mililani Uka Elementary School,
developed a course of study called "Earth Day, Every Day". The course
included plant and animal habitats; energy resources and recycling; and air,
land, and water issues. Projects included field trips, a recycling project,
protecting 4.1 acres of Guatemalan Rainforest, building bird feeders, and
creating a compost heap. The compost project not only taught students what
things decompose and what things do not, it produced fine soil for planting two
olive trees on the school campus.
Region 10
Mountain View Elementary School
Anchorage, Alaska
Sponsor:
Cheryl Hilmes
Fifth graders at the Mountain View Elementary School created an extensive
recycling project called "Project Need". After involving more than two dozen
other classrooms, the students began a major waste minimalization and
recycling program for aluminum, cardboard, milk cartons, newspaper, and other
products. These students participated in hearings on state legislative proposals
regarding incentives for reuse and recycling. "Project Need" has doubled the
amount of materials recycled since January 1991. Proceeds from their recycling
efforts go toward such community activities as the Salvation Army Senior
Citizen Nutrition Program.
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Office of Environmental Education
Michael E. O'Reilly, Acting Director
C. Michael Baker
Doris E. Gillispie
Lois Spice Haig
Richard M. Laska
Kathleen MacKinnon
Melba Meador
Blanche Pettigrew
George Walker
Ginger Wandless
Regional Youth Coordinators
Alice Crosby
Cecilia Echols
CeCe Forget
Patricia Krause
William Landis
Mary Neilson
Sandra Sevier
Bonnie Smith
Evelyn Sullivan
Ida Tolliver
Office of
Communications, Education and Public Affairs
Lewis S. W. Crampton, Associate Administrator.
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