,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate !  
,ra*el ,c>son ,nature ,trail1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ra*el ,c>son ,nature      
,trail ,designation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t ,ra*el ,c>son-- 
7#a7 0 born on ,may #bg1 #aijg1 on a f>m
 9 ,spr+dale1 ,p5nsylvania1 graduat$    
magna cum laude ) a ba*elor's degree 9  
biology f ! ,p5nsylvania ,college =     
,wom5 7lat] ,*a?am ,college71 & 0 aw>d$ 
a full s*ol>%ip t enabl$ h] to obta9 a  
ma/]'s degree 9 m>9e zoology f ,johns   
,hopk9s ,univ]sity 9 ,baltimore2  7#b7 0
 a _w-r5[n$ environm5tal sci5ti/1 writ]1
 & educator2  7#c7 work$ z a writ]1     
editor1 & ultimately ,editor-9-,*ief = !
 ,u4,s4 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice's      
publications dep>tm5t2  7#d7 publi%$ !  
gr\ndbreak+ book ,sil5t ,spr+ 9         

,septemb] #aifb1 :i* 0 translat$ into m 
?an a doz5 =eign languages & inspir$ !  
environm5tal movem5t2  7#e7 us$ !       
,national ,p>k ,s]vice's ,glov] ,ar*bold
 ,p>k 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia = h]     
obs]vations & /udy ( nature & !         
environm5t2  7#f7 accompli%$ mu* ( h]   
pr(essional "w at ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior 9 ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia2  7#g7 p]=m$ rese>* on        
pe/icides1 ! f9d+s ( :i* 7 su/a9$ by a  
,sci5ce ,advisory ,committee appo9t$    
dur+ ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y's       
adm9i/ration1 & result$ 9 ,/ate         
legislatures enact+ pe/icide-regulat+   
legislation2  7#h7 0 induct$ into !     
,am]ican ,academy ( ,arts & ,lett]s &   
receiv$ _m o!r honors2  7#i7 pass$ away 
on ,april #ad1 #aifd1 9 ,silv] ,spr+1   
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 cont9ue to b5efit pres5t & future      
g5]ations well beyond ! #ej? anniv]s>y (
 ,sil5t ,spr+ 9 ,septemb] #bjab4  #c4   
,designation ( ! ,ra*el ,c>son ,trail   
7a7 ,designation ,! trail locat$ 9      

,glov] ,ar*bold ,p>k 9 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia f ,canal ,road to ,van ,ness  
,/reet1 designat$ by ! ,national ,p>k   
,s]vice z ,res]vation #cea & #dej1 %all 
be designat$ & kn[n z ! ,ra*el ,c>son   
,nature ,trail4  7b7 ,ref]5ce ,any      
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulations1 docum5t1
 record1 map1 pap]1 or o!r record ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to ! trail ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a7 is deem$ to be a ref]5ce 
to ! ,ra*el ,c>son ,nature ,trail4  7c7 
,signage ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all 
po/ signs on or ne> ! ,ra*el ,c>son     
,nature ,trail t include "o or m ( !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,in=mation on ,ra*el      
,c>son & h] contributions to !          
environm5tal movem5t4  7#b7 ,images (   
,ra*el ,c>son4  7#c7 ,ref]5ces to ,ra*el
 ,c>son's ef=ts to educate o!rs ab\t !  
importance ( environm5tal protection1   
cons]vation1 & su/a9ability4