Presidential Document2022-22830
National Forest Products Week, 2022
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Published
October 19, 2022
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October 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 63397-63398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22830]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 19, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10479 of October 14, 2022
National Forest Products Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Forest Products Week, we give thanks
for the beauty of our forests and the bounty they
provide: from the lumber in our homes and the paper we
print to the medicines we take, the water we drink, and
the air we breathe. We recommit this week to
sustainable stewardship and management of our forests--
not only preserving our forests' splendor for
recreation or sacred Tribal ceremonies but also for
safeguarding key economic resources, supporting
millions of jobs, and helping to ease the climate
crisis.
The United States is the world's largest producer of
forest products, and every day, American foresters,
loggers, mill workers, carpenters, scientists,
restoration specialists, outdoor recreation workers,
and others rely on forests for their livelihoods. But
across America and the world, forests are under threat.
Wildfires are growing more frequent and ferocious,
super-charged by the climate crisis and decades of poor
forest management. Globally, illegal deforestation
devastates habitats and impedes forests' essential role
in preserving biodiversity, filtering water, and
absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, which slows our
fight against climate change.
My Administration is committed to conserving,
restoring, and revitalizing forests at home and abroad
to preserve our environment and protect an important
pillar of our economy. We have taken the most
aggressive climate action in American history,
including new investments in forest health and
resilience, and fire prevention. The historic
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction
Act put Americans to work combating wildfires,
safeguarding mature and old-growth forests on Federal
lands while also planting over a billion new trees. We
are also committed to working with global partners to
fight deforestation and are cracking down on the
trafficking of illegally logged wood. I have signed an
Executive Order to protect forests here at home as
well, partnering with Tribal nations, local
governments, and non-profits to boost conservation and
create jobs. The order expressly recognizes the
importance of Indigenous knowledge, practices, and
Tribal treaty rights in forest management. I have used
my authority under the Antiquities Act to restore
protections to some of our most treasured national
monuments, including places that have been sacred to
Native peoples since time immemorial.
Meanwhile, innovations in sustainable wood
manufacturing are creating good-paying union jobs on
construction sites across the country. To further those
gains, my Administration has awarded Forest Service
Wood Innovations and Community Wood grants across the
country. These market-based actions, along with other
Federal and locally led efforts to conserve and restore
forests nationwide, will bring us closer to reaching
our ``America the Beautiful'' goal of voluntarily
conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters
by 2030 while also supporting hard working American
families.
To recognize the importance of the many products
generated by our Nation's forests, the Congress, by
Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended, has
designated the week beginning on the third Sunday in
October of each
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year as ``National Forest Products Week'' and has
authorized and requested the President to issue a
proclamation in observance of this week. In honor of
this year's National Forest Products Week, my
Administration will continue working across public,
Tribal, and private lands to conserve America's forests
and protect the vital resources they provide. Together,
we can strengthen our economy and pass on a healthier
planet to our children and our grandchildren.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 16
through October 22, 2022, as National Forest Products
Week. I call upon the people of the United States to
join me in this observance and in recognizing all
Americans who are responsible for the stewardship of
our Nation's beautiful, forested landscapes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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