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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Phillip Power of Lone Oak has been honored by the |
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Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District for his |
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achievements in sustainable forestry; and |
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WHEREAS, Striving to protect and improve the forest on his |
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150 acres, Mr. Power follows a management plan developed with the |
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assistance of the Texas Forest Service, plotting fire lines, |
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performing routine selective thinning, and conducting regular |
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prescribed burns; in addition, he works to preserve the two creeks |
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that run through the property and to promote the welfare of the |
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area's wildlife; and |
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WHEREAS, The land has been in Mr. Power's family for more than |
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a century; his grandfather was a farmer, and his father worked |
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cattle on the land for 10 years before joining a state program that |
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planted pine trees for timber and conservation; the oldest part of |
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the Power home is built entirely from lumber cut and milled from |
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this forest; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Power and his wife, Norleine, are both graduates |
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of Rusk High School in Lone Oak; his career in law enforcement |
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eventually took him to Nacogdoches County, and he later worked in |
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the insurance industry in Houston, in education in Dallas, and in |
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energy conservation in Garland; following his retirement in 2000, |
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he and his wife fulfilled their dream of moving back to Lone Oak, |
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and Mr. Power was able to devote himself entirely to sustainable |
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forestry; his endeavors are heartily supported by his family, |
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including his daughter, his son-in-law, and his granddaughters, who |
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are enthusiastic visitors to the forest; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the American Tree Farm System, the |
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Trinity Neches Forest Landowner Association, and the state Forest |
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Stewardship program, Mr. Power received a Texas Forest Service |
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Stewardship award in 2008 from the United States Department of |
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Agriculture Forest Service State Foresters; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustainable forests are a great treasure of the Lone |
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Star State, and through his outstanding conservation efforts, |
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Phillip Power is improving our environment and preserving precious |
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resources for future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Phillip Power for maintaining |
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sustainable forest land and congratulate him on his recognition by |
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the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Power as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hopson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2054 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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