Angie Craig: “If I could for a few moments talk about something that is near and dear to my heart, that is public lands. My State of…”

“If I could for a few moments talk about something that is near and dear to my heart, that is public lands. My State of Idaho is 63-percent public land. Last Saturday was a time for all Americans to recognize the value we have in our public lands and a time for all of us to give a little something back, by volunteering a Saturday to lend a helping hand to improve our public lands. Last Saturday was National Public Lands Day. This year, National Public Lands Day focused on 'Keeping the Promise' by asking Americans to come together to improve the nation's largest resource, our public lands, and to honor the work and sacrifice of the members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. They are unsung heroes who built over 800 of America's national and state parks. Between 1933 and 1942, 3.5 million Corps members planted almost 4 billion trees, and they built parks, roads, and hiking trails. They laid the foundation for the public lands system that America enjoys today.”