INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 12034 TO ESTABLISH THE BIG THICKET NATIONAL PARK IN TEXAS HEARING HELD IN BEAUMONT, TEX., JUNE 10, 1972 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY, Florida ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin TENO RONCALIO, Wyoming NICK BEGICH, Alaska JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania SAM STEIGER, Arizona JAMES D. MCKEVITT, Colorado NOTE. LEE MCELVAIN, Consultant on National Parks and Recreation The chairman, Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, and the ranking minority member, Hon. John P. Saylor, are ex-officio members of this subcommittee. Bennett, Henry, president-elect, Texas Wood Preservers Advisory 142 Bentsen, Hon. Lloyd Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas- 13 15 Bonney, Orrin H_ 42, 146 Boyette, Richard C., vice president, Center Plywood Co., Inc. 116 193 Bremberg, Mrs. Virginia W., Environmental Quality Director, Brown, Herman, executive vice president, Angelina County Chamber 76 Brooks, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of Crawford, Oliver R., chairman of the Texas Forestry Association. 44 91 Dorman, Mr. and Mrs. James M., Sour Lake, Tex. 154 Eckhardt, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas. 8 Feeny, Dr. Paul, professor of biology, Cornell University. 103 109 161 Fritz, Edward C., chairman, Texas Committee on Natural Resources –. 31 120 Geren, Preston M., Jr., president, Texas Society of Architects, as presented by Douglas E. Steinman, Jr.. 126 Graber, Dr. William J., III, for the Golden Triangle Group of the 171 Griesenbeck, P. Burgess, executive secretary, Citizens Environmental 117 Gunter, Dr. Pete, president, Big Thicket Association. 24 Hallmon, Billy W., Dallas, Tex. 209 Harriman, Mayland E., the Star-Que Research Unit 121 Henley, Dempsie, chairman, Texas Commission for Indian Affairs. 128 79 High, Hamilton M., Jr., on behalf of the National Audubon Society..... 162 194 Hogue, Dr. Bradley B., Jr., Beaumont, Tex... 168 Huston, James E., chairman of the Texas Chapter, Society of American Foresters 138 Statements-Continued Jagoe, Mrs. Edna, the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (plus Press release of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs-- Memorandum by Hon. Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, des- Johnston, Mrs. Maxine, Big Thicket Association_ Kennedy, J. P., director, University of Texas System, Environmental Kindschy, Emil O., chairman, Big Thicket Coordinating Committee__ Page 66, 69 70 71 71 71 28 113 21 18 Long, Dr. Russell, professor of biology, Lamar University. 140 167 Marrack, Dr. David, for the Houston Chapter of the National Audubon Society.. 190 May, Mrs. Harriet. 192 McDavid, Mrs. Nance C., Houston Audubon Society 144 McDavid, Raymond H., conservation vice president, the Outdoor 142 Merrifield, Robert G., head of the Department of Forest Science, 122 Mewhinney, Hubert, San Jacinto County. 184 Moore, Dave, president, East Texas Wildlife Conservation Association_. 125 Moore, Miss E. Colleen, Ph. D. (biochemistry) Houston, Tex Overstreet, Dwayne V., county attorney, Hardin County, Tex-- Pitts, H. K. Reeves, Mrs. Mart W., zone chairman, Garden Club of America_ Vanderwater, W. C., editor, Hardin County Herald. Vines, Robert A., Spring Branch Independent School District.. Watkins, Dick A., chairman, Save Our Homes and Land Committee__ 157, 188 Webster, J. B., manager, corporate relations, Kirby Lumber Corp- Woodward, Sherlyn II., biology teacher, Hardin County.. Yarborough, Hon. Ralph W., former U.S. Senator from the State of 216 163 208 147 165 194 138 98 202 95 134 Adams, W. O., president, Deep East Texas Development Association, 205 Allen, H. D. and Ada, Austin, Tex., to Hon. Roy Taylor. 271 134 Beecher, W. J., Ph. D., director, the Chicago Academy of Sciences, 205 215 Brown, Herman, executive vice president, Angelina County Chamber Letters-Continued 1972__ Clark, J .W., and William Scott Clark, Silsbee, Tex., to Hon. Roy Dooley, Mrs. Robert H., president, Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Dallas, Farenthold, Frances Tarlton, Texas State Representative, to Con- Page 84 214 189 200 118 Fritz, Edward C., Texas Committee on Natural Resources, Dallas, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated June 17, 1972 (plus list of 12 advantages). 36 Herring, Robert R., Houston Natural Gas Corp., to Hon. Roy A. 200 Kincaid, Lloyd M., Warren Hunting Club, Houston, Tex., to Hon. 214 Lonsberry, Mike, League City, Tex., to Hon. Roy Taylor 217 Marrack, Dr. David, Houston, Tex., to Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, dated June 16, 1972. 192 McPeek, Mr. and Mrs. Jim E., Gilmer, Tex., to Hon. Roy Taylor, dated June 9, 1972__ 208 216 Morgan, Ellen, Save the Thicket, Camp Waluta, Silsbee, Tex., to 197 199 Reeves, Mrs. Mart W., The Garden Club of America, New York, 201 200 Tims, Richard W., president, Travis Audubon Society, Austin, Tex., Udall, Hon. Stewart L., Secretary of the Interior, to Mr. O. R. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. B. J., and others, Devers, Tex., to Hon. Roy 198 65 64 208 Webster, J. B., Kirby Lumber Corp., Houston, Tex., to Hon. Wayne 88 Willis, Mrs. Jack, to Congressman Wayne Aspinall, dated June 14, 1972 Additional information: 207 Deep East Texas Development Association, resolution dated May 9, 1972. Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas resolution dated June 8, 1972 131 13 205 Hightower, Judge Thomas J., County of Liberty, Tex., resolution dated June 9, 1972. 133 Liberty, Tex., Chamber of Commerce, resolution, dated June 2, 1972.. 132 132 131 56 Polk County Farm Bureau resolution dated Feb. 12, 1969. 199 133 Position paper prepared by Thomas Eisner and Paul Feeny, professors of biological sciences at Cornell University and representatives of the Ad Hoc Committee to Save the Big Thicket__ 104 |