Full Text of HR0233 97th General Assembly
HR0233 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | 4 | | Galena Territory Association on the occasion of the Galena | 5 | | Territory being designated as a Certified Community Wildlife | 6 | | Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Galena Territory is a 6,800-acre residential, | 8 | | recreation, and resort community in Jo Daviess County; the | 9 | | Territory includes 1,750 acres of common property, referred to | 10 | | as Greenspace, the 225-acre Lake Galena, and 23 miles of | 11 | | wilderness trails; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Galena Territory Association has teamed up | 13 | | with the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation to host educational | 14 | | events for county residents and has provided educational | 15 | | programs on Birds of The Territory, Tree Identification, | 16 | | Invasive Plants, and more; the Association hosts several | 17 | | community projects, including "Vulture Day", a twice-annual | 18 | | roadside and lakeshore cleanup event; the Association has also | 19 | | worked to control erosion along creek banks and ravines and has | 20 | | initiated numerous ecological restoration projects throughout | 21 | | The Territory, improving the habitat of countless insects, | 22 | | birds, reptiles, and mammals; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Galena Territory Association registered its | 2 | | intent to become a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat with | 3 | | the National Wildlife Federation in 2009; after completing the | 4 | | requirements and documentation in August of 2010, the Galena | 5 | | Territory became the 46th Community Wildlife Habitat; the | 6 | | Galena Territory is the first such Community in Illinois, | 7 | | Wisconsin, or Iowa; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The members of The Galena Territory Association | 9 | | serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the | 10 | | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate the members of the Galena Territory Association | 14 | | on the occasion of the Galena Territory being designated as a | 15 | | Certified Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife | 16 | | Federation and wish them continued success and happiness in the | 17 | | future; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Galena Territory Association as a symbol of | 20 | | our esteem and respect.
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