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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas Forestry Association, which is celebrating |
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Forestry Day with a seedling giveaway on March 21, 2023, at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association was founded in |
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1914 by a group of dedicated and farsighted conservationists to |
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advance forest management, promote conservation practices, and |
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support and protect actively managed forests in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas' actively managed forests cover more than |
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12 million acres and are maintained by over 70,000 workers; these |
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forests constitute one of the state's leading agricultural |
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sectors, with a total economic impact of more than $41 billion; |
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Texas loggers harvest over 18 million tons of trees and haul |
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hundreds of thousands of logs to mills, ultimately resulting in |
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thousands of products that supply consumers' needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, forest owners and timberland investors |
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replant 83 million seedlings to help maintain sustainable |
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forests for future generations of Texans; the Forestry Day |
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seedling giveaway is an essential part of the campaign to raise |
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awareness of our state's timber resources; to encourage |
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restoration of the forest ecosystem, the Texas Forestry |
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Association also supports such programs as the Sustainable |
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Forestry Initiative and the Tree Farm Certification; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association has worked |
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diligently to ensure that abundant forests remain a dependable |
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resource for the people of Texas, and under the able leadership |
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of the current president, Angela Shannon, the association |
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continues to contribute to the beauty and prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize the Texas Forestry Association on |
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the occasion of its seedling giveaway and extend to its members |
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best wishes for a successful Forestry Day celebration; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |