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| 3 | 3 | | HR 8031 2022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution celebrating the 75th anniversary of 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Everglades National Park. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, early colonial settlers attempted to dredge and 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | drain the Everglades in order to create farm land, which 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | severely damaged the ecosystem of the wetlands, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, with the support of conservationists and 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | scientists, Everglades National Park was established in 1947 to 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | conserve the natural landscape a nd prevent further degradation 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the land, plants, and animals, and 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Everglades National Park is home to 13 endangered 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and 10 threatened species and, because of its location, has a 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | unique mingling of diverse temperate and subtropical animal and 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | plant species, and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Everglades National Park is the largest continuous 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | stand of sawgrass prairie, the only subtropical preserve in 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | North America, and the largest mangrove ecosystem in the western 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | hemisphere, and 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, since the Everglades becam e a national park, it 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | has been named a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Reserve, and a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, which 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ensures its preservation for present and future generations, 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | NOW, THEREFORE, 24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | Be It Resolved by the Ho use of Representatives of the State of 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Florida: 27 |
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| 50 | 50 | | That the 75th anniversary of the Everglades National Park 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | is celebrated and that the Everglades National Park is 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | recognized for being an international treasure. 31 |
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