Full Text of HR0571 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District was | 3 | | established in 1971, organized and existing under the laws of | 4 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District exists | 6 | | to preserve, restore, and manage natural areas and open spaces | 7 | | for their intrinsic value and for their benefits to present and | 8 | | future generations; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District's vision | 10 | | is to have all residents develop a personal responsibility for | 11 | | their local environment and to gain a greater appreciation for | 12 | | their natural world; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District is | 14 | | governed by a 7-member volunteer Board of Trustees and | 15 | | stewarded by 80 employees and more than 783 volunteers, who are | 16 | | respected and experienced leaders in the parks, recreation, and | 17 | | conservation fields; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Over the past decade, the McHenry County | 19 | | Conservation District has focused on purchasing land, | 20 | | restoring wildlife habitats, developing sustainable new sites, | 21 | | improving organizational efficiencies, implementing cost |
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| 1 | | saving measures, producing environmental education programs, | 2 | | events, and outdoor recreational experiences; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District manages | 4 | | more than 25,000 acres of open space; 33 sites are open to the | 5 | | public for recreational access, including 115 miles of hiking | 6 | | trails, 41 miles of biking trails, 15 miles of canoeing, 2 | 7 | | miles of horse trails, 19 fishing sites, 23 picnic shelters, | 8 | | and 6 campgrounds; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District | 10 | | conservation areas, sites, and facilities are an economic | 11 | | driver and catalyst for sustainability and growth in McHenry | 12 | | County; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District promotes | 14 | | environmental stewardship through active volunteer programs, | 15 | | such as the People and Nature Certificate Program, and through | 16 | | other activities and educational programming; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District promotes | 18 | | sound environmental practices through the development of | 19 | | public sites and through the establishment of ongoing green | 20 | | practices within agency operations; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District embodies |
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| 1 | | environmental stewardship in its core mission and is recognized | 2 | | as a premiere public agency in preserving, protecting, and | 3 | | managing open space in Illinois, the region, and the country; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District has been | 6 | | recognized by the United States Department of the Interior for | 7 | | its recent leadership role in establishing the Hackmatack | 8 | | National Wildlife Refuge as a bi-state national wildlife refuge | 9 | | within 100 miles of Chicago and 50 miles of Milwaukee, | 10 | | Wisconsin; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The National Park and Recreation Association is | 12 | | the leading advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement | 13 | | of public parks, recreation, and conservation with more than | 14 | | 30,000 members and representing public spaces in urban | 15 | | communities, rural settings, and everything in between; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District has been | 17 | | awarded the 2013 Barb King Environmental Stewardship Award by | 18 | | the National Park and Recreation Association, which recognizes | 19 | | a parks and recreation agency that has achieved excellence in | 20 | | environmental stewardship on a national level; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate the McHenry County Conservation District for | 2 | | receiving the 2013 Barb King Environmental Stewardship Award | 3 | | for excellence in environmental stewardship and wish its | 4 | | employees continued success with their mission; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the McHenry County Conservation District as a | 8 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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