Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0172 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire provides multiple ecological,
5	5	3 economic, and cultural benefits to the State of Illinois; and
6	6	4 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire has been practiced for thousands
7	7	5 of years and was a primary tool used by Indigenous peoples to
8	8	6 attract game, stimulate a rich ground layer of plants for
9	9	7 harvesting, and keep woodlands and grasslands open and easy to
10	10	8 traverse; and
11	11	9 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire is a traditional land management
12	12	10 practice and public safety tool that helps prevent and lessen
13	13	11 the severity of wildfires; and
14	14	12 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire is a valuable tool used by
15	15	13 forest, prairie, and wetland landowners and managers in
16	16	14 reducing hazardous fuels, reducing the risk of destructive
17	17	15 wildfires, preparing sites for both natural and artificial
18	18	16 forest regeneration, improving access to and the appearance of
19	19	17 land, and controlling detrimental insects and forest diseases;
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21	21	19 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire is an effective natural tool for
22	22	20 controlling invasive species; and
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31	31	1 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire is one of the most important land
32	32	2 management practices in maintaining and restoring healthy
33	33	3 landscapes, but only approximately 6% of conservation lands in
34	34	4 Illinois are currently being managed with prescribed fire; and
35	35	5 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire is used to restore and maintain
36	36	6 fire-dependent ecosystems and to manage wildlife habitat for
37	37	7 many species; it is a vital tool to maintain economic,
38	38	8 biological, and aesthetic resources across Illinois; and
39	39	9 WHEREAS, The Illinois Prescribed Fire Council is an
40	40	10 organization of both public and private partners with a
41	41	11 mission to promote the safe and continued use of prescribed
42	42	12 fire on the Illinois landscape; and
43	43	13 WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois
44	44	14 Prescribed Burning Act in 2007 defining prescribed fire as
45	45	15 "the planned application of fire to naturally occurring
46	46	16 vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions and
47	47	17 following appropriate precautionary measures, which causes the
48	48	18 fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplish the
49	49	19 planned land management objectives."; and
50	50	20 WHEREAS, Prescribed fire helps keep Illinois grasslands
51	51	21 and forests healthy, which, in return, provides ecological
52	52	22 services such as clean air and clean water and contributes to
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63	63	1 the quality of life of the State's citizens and to local
64	64	2 economies; therefore, be it
65	65	3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
66	66	4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 2025
67	67	5 as Prescribed Burning Awareness Month in the State of
68	68	6 Illinois; and be it further
69	69	7 RESOLVED, That we support the appropriate and continued
70	70	8 use of prescribed fire in Illinois; and be it further
71	71	9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
72	72	10 presented to the Illinois Prescribed Fire Council as a symbol
73	73	11 of our respect and esteem.
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