,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ab1 #bjac 
,ms4 ,norton introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to designate the ,rachel       
,carson ,nature ,trail1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rachel ,carson     
,nature ,trail ,designation ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that ,rachel ,carson--  7#a7 was born on
 ,may #bg1 #aijg1 on a farm in          
,springdale1 ,pennsylvania1 graduated   
magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree
 in biology from the ,pennsylvania      
,college for ,women 7later ,chatham     
,college71 and was awarded a full       
scholarship that enabled her to obtain a
 master's degree in marine zoology from 
,johns ,hopkins ,university in          
,baltimore2  7#b7 was a world-renowned  
environmental scientist1 writer1 and    
educator2  7#c7 worked as a writer1     

editor1 and ultimately ,editor-in-,chief
 for the ,u4,s4 ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service's publications department2     
7#d7 published the groundbreaking book  
,silent ,spring in ,september #aifb1    
which was translated into more than a   
dozen foreign languages and inspired the
 environmental movement2  7#e7 used the 
,national ,park ,service's ,glover      
,archbold ,park in the ,district of     
,columbia for her observations and study
 of nature and the environment2  7#f7   
accomplished much of her professional   
work at the ,united ,states ,department 
of the ,interior in the ,district of    
,columbia2  7#g7 performed research on  
pesticides1 the findings of which were  
sustained by a ,science ,advisory       
,committee appointed during ,president  
,john ,f4 ,kennedy's administration1 and
 resulted in ,state legislatures        
enacting pesticide-regulating           
legislation2  7#h7 was inducted into the
 ,american ,academy of ,arts and        
,letters and received many other honors2

  7#i7 passed away on ,april #ad1 #aifd1
 in ,silver ,spring1 ,maryland2 and     
7#aj7 leaves a rich legacy that will    
continue to benefit present and future  
generations well beyond the #ejth       
anniversary of ,silent ,spring in       
,september #bjab4  #c4 ,designation of  
the ,rachel ,carson ,trail  7a7         
,designation ,the trail located in      
,glover ,archbold ,park in the ,district
 of ,columbia from ,canal ,road to ,van 
,ness ,street1 designated by the        
,national ,park ,service as ,reservation
 #cea and #dej1 shall be designated and 
known as the ,rachel ,carson ,nature    
,trail4  7b7 ,reference ,any reference  
in any law1 regulations1 document1      
record1 map1 paper1 or other record of  
the ,united ,states to the trail        
referred to in subsection 7a7 is deemed 
to be a reference to the ,rachel ,carson
 ,nature ,trail4  7c7 ,signage ,the     
,secretary of the ,interior shall post  
signs on or near the ,rachel ,carson    
,nature ,trail that include one or more 

of the following3  7#a7 ,information on 
,rachel ,carson and her contributions to
 the environmental movement4  7#b7      
,images of ,rachel ,carson4  7#c7       
,references to ,rachel ,carson's efforts
 to educate others about the importance 
of environmental protection1            
conservation1 and sustainability4