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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the administration |
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| and staff of the Lincoln Park Zoo on the occasion of the |
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| opening of the zoo's Nature Boardwalk and thank them for their |
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| work in their community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lincoln Park Zoo created the Nature Boardwalk |
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| from a dilapidated man-made pond in order to create a model |
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| urban ecosystem that will serve as an oasis both for native |
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| wildlife and for people that visit the pond; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Boardwalk will provide shelter to |
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| native fish, provide shade, food, and habitat for local |
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| wildlife through 100 newly-planted trees and acres of prairie |
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| and wetland grasses and plants, and give the public maximum |
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| access to the serene environment through an estimated half-mile |
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| of boardwalk that surrounds the entire body of water; |
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| approximately 20 painted turtles will be carefully introduced |
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| to Nature Boardwalk in 2010 and surveillance programs for the |
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| black crowned night heron and other species will be introduced; |
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| the zoo will also conduct fish and wildlife surveys at the |
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| boardwalk; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Boardwalk will also host a number of |