Full Text of HR0116 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Nan Buckardt, Director of | 4 | | Education at the Lake County Forest Preserves, on being part | 5 | | of the 2022 class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since 2002, the Illinois Conservation Foundation | 7 | | (ICF) has recognized Illinoisans for their significant | 8 | | contributions
and unparalleled dedication to preserving, | 9 | | promoting, enhancing, or supporting natural resources and | 10 | | outdoor
recreation opportunities; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nan Buckardt is an educator, conservation | 12 | | advocate, and leader from Libertyville and has dedicated the
| 13 | | last 30-plus years of her career to inspiring thousands of | 14 | | people to preserve and protect the natural world; she helped | 15 | | found Chicago Wilderness and the Lake County Nature Network; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, As Director of Education for the Lake County | 18 | | Forest Preserves, Nan Buckardt is responsible for managing | 19 | | education about the environment and Lake County history, | 20 | | including educational programming, interpretive exhibitions, | 21 | | acquiring and caring for historic collections, and conducting | 22 | | original research; she previously served as a manager of |
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| 1 | | Environmental Education before being promoted to her current | 2 | | position; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Nan Buckardt is a member of the North American | 4 | | Association of Environmental Education, the Environmental | 5 | | Education Association of Illinois, and the Chicago Wilderness | 6 | | Education team; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Nan Buckardt received her bachelor's degree in | 8 | | Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her | 9 | | master's degree in Education from Northern Illinois | 10 | | University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Nan Buckardt enjoys birding and hiking preserve | 12 | | trails; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate Nan Buckardt on being part of the 2022 class of | 16 | | the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Nan Buckardt as a symbol of our respect and | 19 | | esteem.
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