Harry Reid: “I rise today to comment on a prestigious conservation award that will be bestowed upon Larry Johnson of Reno, NV later…”

“I rise today to comment on a prestigious conservation award that will be bestowed upon Larry Johnson of Reno, NV later this week. Larry is an environmentalist in the most positive sense of the word. He is a sportsman in the most positive sense of the word. He tirelessly invests his time, energy, money and passion in the protecting, restoring and enhancing Nevada's environment. He knows that the environment is synonymous with wildlife habitat, and that natural ecosystems support the fish and game he values so dearly. As a trustee of the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, Larry has worked to restore the native habitats of the Great Basin. This involvement also reflects his understanding that Nevadans can work together, through collaboration and innovative partnerships, to make our public lands better for wildlife, better for fish, and better for people. Larry Johnson is a conservationist. He works hard to ensure that we actively manage Nevada's landscape. He holds public land managers and State wildlife officials accountable, but he also views them as allies. For example, he builds ``guzzlers'' where big game can find water in the desert, and he serves on resource advisory counsels for the Bureau of Land Management. Indeed, Larry is famous throughout Nevada for his tireless work on behalf of our desert bighorn sheep. He is a trustee and longtime member of the board of directors of Nevada Bighorns Unlimited.”