Full Text of HR1347 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to congratulate the administration and employees of the McHenry | 4 | | County Conservation District for its recent receipt of an | 5 | | Intergovernmental Cooperation Award, given by the Illinois | 6 | | Association of Park Districts; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District was | 8 | | honored in the Intergovernmental Cooperation category for its | 9 | | partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's | 10 | | Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge was | 12 | | established in 2012; the Refuge includes 11,200 acres of | 13 | | habitat for wildlife and outdoor recreational opportunities in | 14 | | northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Park Districts' | 16 | | Intergovernmental Cooperation Award recognizes park districts, | 17 | | forest preserves, conservation agencies, recreation and | 18 | | special recreation agencies, and the units of government with | 19 | | which they have agreements that have created successful | 20 | | partnerships to efficiently use tax dollars and benefit | 21 | | residents throughout a community; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District competed | 2 | | against many other park districts, forest preserves, and | 3 | | conservation and recreation agencies across the State in order | 4 | | to win this prestigious award; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Cooperation Award was | 6 | | presented on October 24, 2014 during a banquet at the Wheeling | 7 | | Park District's Chevy Chase Country Club; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The award gives recognition to an agency that | 9 | | serves as a model for others; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Conservation District was | 11 | | created by a group of ecologically conscientious citizens in | 12 | | 1971; the District's mission is to preserve, restore, and | 13 | | manage natural areas and open spaces for their intrinsic value | 14 | | and for the benefits to present and future generations; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The District owns or manages over 25,000 acres of | 16 | | open land, which is diverse with woodlands, prairies, wetlands, | 17 | | ponds, creeks, and rivers; 33 sites are open to the public | 18 | | throughout the entire year; the sites feature trails, picnic | 19 | | shelters, camp sites, fishing sites, rare plant and animal | 20 | | examples, and educational facilities; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Within the District's sites, there are 17 |
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| 1 | | dedicated State Nature Preserves; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate the administration and employees of the McHenry | 5 | | County Conservation District on their fine cooperative work | 6 | | done in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife | 7 | | Service's Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the McHenry County Conservation District's Board | 11 | | of Trustees as an expression of our congratulations and | 12 | | appreciation for the work they do in maintaining and preserving | 13 | | open space and recreational opportunities for the citizens of | 14 | | McHenry County and the State of Illinois.
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