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Protecting Our Nations Environment
Environment Photo Essay
President George W. Bush leads wildlife conservation leaders on tour of his home, Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, Thursday, April 8, 2004. When in Texas, President Bush often spends time working outdoors on his ranch.
President George W. Bush leads wildlife conservation leaders on tour of his home, Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, Thursday, April 8, 2004. When in Texas, President Bush often spends time working outdoors on his ranch.
 
President George W. Bush leads wildlife conservation leaders on tour of his home, Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, Thursday, April 8, 2004. When in Texas, President Bush often spends time working outdoors on his ranch. President George W. Bush delivers remarks at Sequoia National Park in California May 30, 2001. .Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes, not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens; but, more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the Earth,. said the President. .Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value. Americans are united in the belief that we must preserve our natural heritage and safeguard the land around us.
Working alongside volunteers, President Bush works to fill ruts along the Old Boney Trail at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Aug. 15, 2003. President Bush and Governor Jeb Bush, far right, talk with National Park Service Personnel during a visit to Everglades National Park June 4, 2001. .It will require the best efforts of all involved for a long period of time, from government officials to tribal leaders to landowners and environmentalists,. said the President about the restoration efforts. .The hard work, patience and goodwill of these groups have brought us thus far in restoring the Everglades. We will need the same qualities to finish the job in years ahead.
During a visit to Oak Mountain State Park, President Bush confers with a young YMCA day camper June 21, 2001. President Bush takes a walk among wild flowers at his Ranch in Crawford, Texas, May 23, 2003. The President and Mrs. Bush are replacing planted grass and landscaping by re-introducing the natural local fauna. .. . .we're right now cultivating 50 acres of little blue stem which was the original prairie grass that would have been there,. said Laura Bush of their efforts during the 2004 Spring White House Garden Tour preview.

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