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S  Thankyouverymuch.OnbehalfoftheWhiteHouseMillenniumCouncilandtheU.S.  DepartmentofAgriculture,mythankstoPresidentJim_Hagedorn_ԀandScottsNorthAmerica,andtoPresidentJeffMeyerandAmericanForestsforputtingtogetherthiswonderfuloccasion.Excitingastodayseventsare,theyrejustabackdropforwhatsreallygoingonhere.ThisisanimportantexampleofcorporateAmericaworkingtogetherandworkingwithgovernmenttostepoutandtaketheleadfora21stcenturyAmericathatshealthierandlivelierbecauseitsgreener.    Youhaveourthanksforthat.ImdelightedthatCongressmanDavidHobsonofOhioishere.IwanttorecognizeJamesWhitmoreforhistremendoussupportforthisworkandforputtingthefinalpolishonthisimportantpartnershipbynarrating SilentWitnesses:AmericasHistoricTrees,fundedbytheScottsCompany.  Wehavealottocelebratetoday,andpartnershipisfirstonthelist.NextisthelivinglegacyofMillenniumGreenthatyouareallcontributingtoindistinctandpersonalways.WhenFirstLadyHillaryRodhamClintonlaunchedMillenniumGreenlastfall,themessagewasntaboutthepastorthefutureasweturnedthemillennium.Itwasabouttheconnectionsbetweenthetwo,honoringthepastasweimaginethefuture.  Theresasimplewordforthatstewardship.ThatconceptsbeencentraltoUSDAsmissionsincewewerefoundedbyAbrahamLincolnin1862.TorecordourproudCivilWareraheritage,theDepartmentonlyhasdocuments.Butthe GettysburgAddressHoneyLocustandthe CopseofTrees,allinGettysburg,Pennsylvania,stillstandasliving,silentwitnessestoLincolnstime.  USDAshistory,infact,closelyparallelsthatofAmericanForests.LikeAmericanForests,establishedin1875,wehaverootsdeepinthe19thand20th_centuries_.Withinthisdecade, n+B*, wellputdownrootsintothe21standmakethatpartofourhistory,too. ^,2+-   WerehonoredtolaunchthisnewchapterinpartnershipwithAmericanForestsonaprojectthatrecognizesAmericaschanginglandscapeandourneedtochangewithit.  1/2  1/2    ӄmore 1/2 Є2  Lastfall,SecretaryDanGlickmanaskedalltheGovernorstoestablishMillenniumGrovesintheircapitalcitiesthatreflecttheuniquehistoryandcharacterofthestate.Buthealsoaskedus,asanation,toseebeyondtheobvioustheornamentalbenefitsofaflourishinggreeninfrastructure!totheenvironmentalandeconomicrewardsdowntheline.Heaskedusto  reclaimquiettreasuresthaturbanandcommunityforestryprovidescleanerwaterandair,natural  cooling,healthierandmoreabundantfishstocks,slowed_stormwater_Ԁrunoffandresultingflood_prevention____...a_Ԁboosttotourism,outdooractivity,realestatevaluesnicerneighborhoods,andadropincrimeandsocialdecay.  Healsoasked!andcontinuestoask!Congressionalleaderstofundpermanentlythe | P  UrbanandCommunityForestryProgramthroughtheConservationandReinvestmentActlegislationbeingconsideredintheHouseandSenate.Weneedareliablefundingbasetoworkwithcommunitiesandcitiesthatarereadyandeagertoregreentheirurbaninfrastructure.  IftheSecretarywastheinspirationforMillenniumGroves,youandfolkslikeyouaretheperspiration.Already,therearecommitmentsfor37grovesacrossthecountry.Andtoday  wereunveilingthedesignforthefirstMillenniumGroveofWashington,D.C.,locatedatFortStantonParknearthehistorichomeofFrederickDouglass.IwanttorecognizeMayorWilliamscommitment,andthedesignworkofJeff_Lee_ԀlongtimeD.C.resident!whoworked  cooperativelywiththecitytodrawuptheplans.IhopeyoullalljoinintheplantingofthecapitalcitysMillenniumGrovenextfall!thegardengatewillbeopen.    Clearly,theideaofhistoricgrovesandtreesiscatchingon.Peoplelikethesymbolism.Theyappreciatetheconnectiontotheland,theideaofpassingontothenextgenerationadeepunderstandingofnature.Whethertheyrefromtheinnercity,thesuburbs,orruralAmerica,allyoungstersareentitledtogettoknownatureforthemselves.Thisnationhasenoughwondertogoaround,anditsourjobtopreserveandshareit.  Morethananythingelse,MillenniumGrovesareaboutcementingthisbondwiththenextgeneration.Anditsclearthatthechildrenfrom_Fayette_ԀMiddleSchoolinGeorgiahavetakenthistoheart.InspiredbytheUSDAMillenniumGroves,theyaretheimpetusbehindthefirst  international  MillenniumGrovetohelpreplantVersailles,France,followinglastwintersdevastatingicestorm.WereverygratefultosponsorstheScottsCompanyandAirFrance,incooperationwithAmericanForests!fortakingthelead,fortheirdynamicpartnershipwiththe ! # nextgenerationonthishistoricproject,andforthemessagetheyrespreadingbyexamplethatpreservingandprotectingourresourcesiseveryonesbusiness.  Thankyou.       #