Full Text of HR0160 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the National Wild Turkey | 4 | | Federation, Inc. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of | 5 | | its founding; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Wild Turkey Federation was | 7 | | incorporated on March 28, 1973 in
Fredericksburg, Virginia and | 8 | | moved its headquarters to Edgefield, South Carolina that
same | 9 | | year; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of 50 years, the National Wild | 11 | | Turkey Federation and millions of
its members and chapters | 12 | | across the nation have worked with state, federal, and
| 13 | | non-governmental partners to promote the conservation of the | 14 | | wild turkey and the
preservation of our hunting heritage, | 15 | | participating in one of the greatest conservation
success | 16 | | stories in American history, which is the return of the wild | 17 | | turkey from the brink of
extinction; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, | 19 | | and its chapters have been at the
vanguard of reversing | 20 | | declining hunting participation through nationwide investment | 21 | | in
hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation efforts, and | 22 | | partnering with states to develop
opportunities to engage |
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| 1 | | people from all walks of life in the outdoors tradition; since
| 2 | | 2012, it has recruited and reactivated more than 1.5 million | 3 | | hunters; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, | 5 | | and its chapters have invested more
than half a billion | 6 | | dollars to conserve or enhance more than 22 million acres of | 7 | | critical
wildlife habitat, forests, and grasslands across | 8 | | public and private lands since 1985; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, | 10 | | and its chapters have invested more
than $8.5 million in | 11 | | research throughout North America to ensure healthy wild | 12 | | turkey
populations into the future; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The National Wild Turkey Federation is the | 14 | | largest and longest-serving
non-governmental stewardship | 15 | | partner of the USDA Forest Service, conserving habitat on
| 16 | | National Forest System Lands for more than 40 years, and is | 17 | | heavily engaged in the
development and implementation of the | 18 | | USDA's Wildfire Crisis Strategy; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate the National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. on | 22 | | the 50th anniversary of its founding and salute the |
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| 1 | | organization, its chapters, and its members
from across the | 2 | | United States for their tremendous efforts to further | 3 | | scientific, state-led wildlife
management and the conservation | 4 | | of America's wild turkey and its habitat; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the National Wild Turkey Federation as a symbol | 7 | | of our respect and esteem.
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