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Bank Of America Investment Washington, DC - US Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and US Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) commemorated the bicentennial of the "greatest land deal in history" by making a pitch for land conservation today.

About the Authors and Editors William Clark, an army captain from Virginia, shared command of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark also kept careful records of … William Clark, an army captain from Virginia, shared command of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark also kept careful records of the journey and created maps of the expedition's route. After Lewis's death in 1809, Clark became responsible for publication of the expedition journals.

Investment Opportunity On the 200th anniversary of America's purchase and exploration of the 827,000-acre Louisiana Territory, and with the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition underway, the three Senators urged their Capitol Hill colleagues to work together to protect the lands explored by Lewis and Clark for future generations.

Changed by time but timeless in its inspiration, the Lewis and Clark Trail comes to life through Ambrose's inspired narrative, rich commentary, and personal selections from the explorers' journals. Stunning photographs by Sam Abell celebrate the undying beauty of the American West and provide the perfect complement to the rare historic photos, art, and maps—some sketched by Lewis and Clark themselves. This exclusive bicentennial edition coincides with the IMAX® film marking the 200th anniversary of the expedition.

Banc Of America Investment "The Louisiana Purchase, and the Lewis and Clark expedition that explored the new American territory, linked forever our country's destiny with the spirit of discovery," said Daschle. "We have an obligation, as the inheritors of this legacy, to honor it, preserve it and pass it down to our children and our children's children."

Praise for The Journals of Lewis & Clark "The epic Lewis and Clark Expedition comes to life on a human scale in this engrossing abridgement of the explorers' journals. … "The epic Lewis and Clark Expedition comes to life on a human scale in this engrossing abridgement of the explorers' journals."—Publishers Weekly Great Journey West Video and DVD

Banking Investment In a separate statement, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) made a similar call to honor Lewis and Clark by conserving the lands they explored. "The story and the places of Lewis and Clark are part of our national history and character," she said. "Even if we disagree on other issues, America's elected representatives ought to find common ground to conserve our national heritage."

Only it was not to be, at least during Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's lifetime. Lewis committed suicide in 1809. Clark went on to serve in various army posts and as a superintendent of Indian affairs. When he died in 1838, the Corps of Discovery was a fading memory. At the end of the 19th century, the great historian Henry Adams devoted four volumes and nearly 2, 000 pages to Jefferson's presidency. Lewis and Clark got five sentences.

Investment Solution Strategic Highlighting such Lewis and Clark landmarks as Nebraska's Niobrara River, Senator Nelson stated, "Future generations should be able to set out to explore the West with the same excitement that Lewis and Clark felt as their canoes hit the current. We have an unequaled opportunity to protect and pass on the remaining wild places of the plants and animals documented in the journals of Lewis & Clark, and protect the clean air, clean water, and recreational opportunities that are America's greatest treasures."

is where you can explore as Lewis and Clark did, when they traveled through what is now the Sioux City area.

Investment Banking Services As noted in the Sierra Club's recent report, "Protecting the Landscapes of Lewis and Clark," the Niobrara River is one of the many special places where fragile conservation agreements with willing landowners could slip away without support from the Land and Water Conservation Fund this year.

Bank Investment The Sierra Club hopes to see federal leaders partner with regional stakeholders over the next three years to permanently protect the "best examples" of wildlands - forests, grasslands and waterways - that Lewis and Clark encountered, along with areas that offer important wildlife habitat or historical significance. The Sierra Club also supports the idea of boosting government programs that support innovative restoration projects, improve water quality and foster partnerships with private landowners to preserve the natural character of the Lewis and Clark landscape. Sierra Club President Jennifer Ferenstein noted that under President Ronald Reagan America made a similar public and private investment to restore the Statue of Liberty on its 100th birthday.

Alternative Investment The National Park Service estimates that more than 25 million people will visit some portion of the Lewis and Clark trail during the bicentennial of the expedition, which runs from 2003 to 2006. Thousands of scholars, historians, Native Americans, ordinary citizens and modern-day explorers turned out at the official kickoff of the bicentennial at Jefferson's home in Monticello this past January.

Online Investment Services "For the last few years, the Sierra Club has been talking to thousands and thousands of people around the nation, and the interest in Lewis and Clark is incredible," said Ferenstein, who lives along the Lewis and Clark route in Missoula, Montana. She added, "There can be no better way to honor the expedition, or the explorer in each of us, than to protect and restore the wild America explored by Lewis and Clark."

Accompany Essential Investment Ferenstein also acknowledged the cultural significance of these lands for American Indians, who inhabited the American west well before either the Louisiana Purchase or the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Investment Company The Louisiana Territory and the Lewis and Clark expedition were both products of President Thomas Jefferson's vision and fascination with the west. He dispatched the Corps of Discovery as a team of pioneering naturalists to map and explore new lands and gave them specific instructions to describe in detail the soil, plants, animals, climate, and geology. The journals of Lewis and Clark documented hundreds of plants and animals, including 178 plants and 122 animals that were new to science, and their reports of boundless grasslands, awe-inspiring mountains, and mighty rivers fired a young nation's imagination. The journals also describe America's first contact with Native American tribes, offering insight into a rich indigenous culture and history.

Investment Management Solution In the 200 years since the expedition, much of the forests, prairies, and rivers that Lewis and Clark explored have disappeared. Only one percent of America's native tall-grass prairies remains, while 90 percent of old-growth forests in Washington and Oregon are gone. Grizzly bears currently number about 1,000, down from a population that once topped 100,000. At the time of the expedition, the Columbia River system boasted as many as 16 million salmon returning each year; now only one percent of that number of wild salmon come back to these once mighty waters.

Investment Management Services Yet, as Ferenstein explained, "there are still places that are as wild and beautiful as when Lewis and Clark passed through." Many of these places are showcased in a new Sierra Club travel guide, "Adventuring Along the Lewis and Clark Trail: Exploring the Natural Areas Along America's Most Famous Pioneer Route."

Guide Investment Stock For more information about how to enjoy, explore and protect the Lewis and Clark's wild America, visit:

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Investment Stock Sierra Club - 4/30/2003

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