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WHEREAS, the Texas Master Naturalist-Elm Fork Chapter is celebrating 25 years of service to the people of
Denton,Cooke and Wise counties;and
WHEREAS, The Texas Master Naturalist program's mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers
to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural
resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas;and
WHEREAS, volunteer projects have a broad range of activities and may include construction and maintenance
of interpretive trails; prairie and plant restoration; exotic species control; fish, wildlife and plant
inventories; songbird next box monitoring; natural resource youth camps; natural resource
interpretation at nature and visitor centers; creating and maintaining nature scape demonstration
areas;and
WHEREAS, members,since 1999 have contributed over 345,000 volunteer hours,working on over 40 projects,
including public presentations and hands-on work with children with the DISD School Days
Projects at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, which hosted over 4,862 visitors during the 2nd
and 4'grade student field trips:and
WHEREAS, The Texas Master Naturalist-Elm Fork Chapter has had a lasting impact on the preservation of
natural resources within the City of Denton,which also increases ecotourism by conserving green
spaces and restoring degraded and neglected areas.
NOW,THEREFORE, I, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of the City of Denton, Texas, do hereby recognize the Texas Master
Naturalist-Elm Fork Chapter's 25th Anniversary and urge all citizens to support their many
programs and projects and congratulate their community involvement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official
seal of the City of Denton,Texas to be affixed this the 15th day of October 2024.
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GERARD HUDSPETH,MAYOR
ATTEST:
LAUREN THODEN,CITY SECRETARY
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