80R15049 BJM-D

By: Leibowitz H.R. No. 1851

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Mark E. Moseley of Helotes received a 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award for Stewardship from the Society for Range Management at that organization's 60th Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada; and

WHEREAS, With 30 years of experience in the practice and promotion of rangeland management, Mr. Moseley has earned a reputation as a leading authority on rangeland issues in Texas and Oklahoma; his interest in the subject began on his family's ranch in McCulloch County and continued as a student at Texas Tech University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in range and wildlife management; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Moseley has worked in several Natural Resources Conservation Service field offices in Texas; while living in Oklahoma, he was the NRCS state rangeland management specialist and played an instrumental role in forming the original Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative coalition; today, he serves as the GLCI coordinator for Texas; and

WHEREAS, Dedicated to sharing his passion and his expertise with his colleagues and with young people, Mr. Moseley has participated in the National Range Judging Contest, the High School Youth Forum, and many range camps and NRCS training sessions; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mark Moseley has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to rangelands and range management, and he may reflect with pride on his invaluable contributions to the preservation of our natural resources as well as to the education of others; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Mark E. Moseley on receiving a 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award for Stewardship from the Society for Range Management and extend to him best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Moseley as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.