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SR0785
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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congratulate the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on
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the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of
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Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve; and

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WHEREAS, The Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act
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created a system for preserving and protecting areas of the
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state as a part of the heritage of the people of Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Illinois Nature Preserves are of value for
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scientific research, for teaching, as reservoirs of natural
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materials with potential uses yet to be discovered, as
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habitats for rare and vanishing species, as places of historic
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and natural interest and scenic beauty, and as living museums
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of the native landscape wherein one may envision and
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experience primeval conditions in a wilderness-like
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environment; and

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WHEREAS, Illinois Nature Preserves contribute generally to
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the public health and welfare and the environmental quality of
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the State; and

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WHEREAS, Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve, located in
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LaSalle County, was officially established in 1976 to protect

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and conserve its young forest, bluffs, and stream communities
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along the Vermilion River in the Grand Prairie Section; and

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WHEREAS, Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve is named in
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honor of an Illinois conservation hero, Margery Claire
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Carlson, originally of Arthur, who became the first full-time
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female professor at Northwestern University and was a founder
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of the Illinois chapter of The Nature Conservancy, serving as
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its first secretary and trustee, and whose decades of advocacy
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helped protect other Illinois natural areas, including the
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Volo Bog State Natural Area, Illinois Beach State Park, and
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Matthiessen State Park; and

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WHEREAS, Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve is recognized
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for its eroding bluff plant communities representative of
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sites near the Vermilion River, making it an important natural
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area within north-central Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve provides
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critical habitat for a diverse array of plant and animal
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species, including over 75 species of flowering herbaceous
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plants, such as forked aster and bottle gentian, deer,
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beavers, and red foxes; and

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WHEREAS, Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve offers
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opportunities for nature observation and environmental

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education, allowing residents and visitors to experience bluff
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and forest communities characteristic of the Vermilion River
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corridor; and

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WHEREAS, The stewardship of Margery C. Carlson Nature
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Preserve has been supported by dedicated local partners,
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community members, and conservation advocates with additional
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support from organizations such as the Illinois Nature
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Preserves Commission and the Illinois Department of Natural
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Resources; and

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WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, Margery C. Carlson Nature
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Preserve has contributed to the protection of Illinois'
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natural heritage and serves as a valuable natural resource for
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the residents of LaSalle County; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources on the 50th
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anniversary of the dedication of Margery C. Carlson Nature
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Preserve, and we commend its ongoing commitment to
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conservation, education, and stewardship; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as a
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symbol of our respect and esteem.

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