Full Text of HJR0062 95th General Assembly
HJ0062 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy of Illinois is celebrating | 3 |
| fifty years of outstanding conservation work in the State; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy of Illinois has acquired, | 5 |
| restored, and preserved nearly 80,000 acres of natural lands at | 6 |
| 120 sites throughout the entire State for the benefit of | 7 |
| Illinois citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation | 9 |
| organization with more than 35,000 members in the State of | 10 |
| Illinois and nearly one million members around the world | 11 |
| working to protect ecologically important lands and waters for | 12 |
| nature and people; and
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| WHEREAS, The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to | 14 |
| preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that | 15 |
| represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the | 16 |
| lands and waters they need to survive; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past fifty years, The Nature Conservancy | 18 |
| in Illinois has been an effective, innovative partner in | 19 |
| conservation with local, State, and federal public land | 20 |
| management agencies, other conservation not for profit | 21 |
| organizations, corporations, foundations, and individual |
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| private landowners to create science-based conservation | 2 |
| solutions that benefit nature and enhance the well being of | 3 |
| people who depend on vital natural resources for their lives | 4 |
| and livelihoods; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy works to enhance river | 6 |
| life, improve water quality, and restore aquatic ecosystems | 7 |
| through projects along the Illinois River, including the | 8 |
| preserves at Emiquon and Spunky Bottoms, the Cache River in | 9 |
| southern Illinois and the Mackinaw River in central Illinois; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy, using the best available | 12 |
| science, works to conserve our grasslands, prairies, and | 13 |
| forests at places like Kankakee Sands, Indian Boundary Prairies | 14 |
| in northeastern Illinois, Nachusa Grasslands in northwestern | 15 |
| Illinois, Chinquapin in central Illinois, and the Illinois | 16 |
| Ozarks in the far southern region of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy is a founding member of | 18 |
| Chicago Wilderness, a consortium of more than 200 public and | 19 |
| private organizations working together to study, restore, | 20 |
| protect, and manage the natural ecosystems of the Chicago | 21 |
| region, contribute to the conservation of global biodiversity, | 22 |
| and enrich local residents' quality of life; and |
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy has spearheaded and | 2 |
| supported various State policy initiatives that made | 3 |
| meaningful contributions to Illinois natural resource | 4 |
| management, including public funding initiatives; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy established the Volunteer | 6 |
| Stewardship Network to help public and private landowners | 7 |
| manage their lands by removing invasive species, collecting | 8 |
| native seeds, conducting prescribed burns, reducing pollution, | 9 |
| managing precious parcels of land and waterways, and assisting | 10 |
| with environmental youth education programs; more than 6,000 | 11 |
| volunteers amass 50,000 hours a year in caring for natural | 12 |
| areas across Illinois; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy's Board of Trustees and | 14 |
| staff use a non-confrontational and collaborative approach to | 15 |
| their work with all sectors of society to achieve meaningful | 16 |
| conservation results in Illinois; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy is a leader in raising | 18 |
| awareness of the benefits of nature, conservation and sound | 19 |
| environmental practices among Illinois communities, elected | 20 |
| officials, and the public at large; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, The Nature Conservancy of Illinois has | 22 |
| contributed to the quality of life for Illinois citizens, its |
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| landscape and its natural heritage; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 4 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize that these | 5 |
| contributions have significantly improved Illinois' landscape | 6 |
| and waterways and that the citizens of Illinois benefit from | 7 |
| the work and resources of The Nature Conservancy; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate The Nature Conservancy, | 10 |
| Illinois Chapter, for its fifty years of conservation work in | 11 |
| the State and applaud their efforts across the United States | 12 |
| and around the globe to protect and conserve the biodiversity | 13 |
| of the Earth.
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