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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 667 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Hemmer |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0667 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 007300 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to recognize the Barbara J. Mapp Aviary |
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| 13 | 13 | | Education Center at Radnor Lake on its tenth |
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| 14 | 14 | | anniversary. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, opened in 2015, the 550-foot boardwalk and aviary complex at Radnor Lake |
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| 17 | 17 | | State Park, known as the Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center, is the epicenter of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Tennessee State Parks birds-of-prey programming, offering park visitors a unique opportunity |
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| 19 | 19 | | for unparalleled education programs; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, constructed as a boardwalk, nestled in the natural area, the wheelchair- |
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| 21 | 21 | | accessible facility allows "up close" observation of non-releasable birds of prey and a bird's-eye |
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| 22 | 22 | | view of the surrounding hillside and wildlife; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, through a public-private partnership with the State of Tennessee, these |
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| 24 | 24 | | non-releasable birds of prey, designated as education animals due to permanent injuries, are |
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| 25 | 25 | | housed and cared for at Radnor Lake State Park; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Radnor park staff participate in training four times each year, conducted by |
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| 27 | 27 | | Wings to Soar, to improve the park staff's knowledge, handling skills, and care of these birds of |
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| 28 | 28 | | prey and provide the highest level of care for the park's captive wildlife and high-quality |
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| 29 | 29 | | interpretive birds-of-prey programs for the public; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, there are seven non-releasable birds in residence at the Barbara J. Mapp |
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| 31 | 31 | | Aviary Education Center: a great horned owl, a red-tailed hawk, a vulture, a golden eagle, and |
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| 32 | 32 | | three bald eagles; all of these birds of prey live in their own habitat, customized to provide for |
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| 33 | 33 | | their individual needs and to offer protection; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | - 2 - 007300 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, for ten years, the Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center at Radnor Lake |
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| 39 | 39 | | has been delighting and edifying visitors of all ages while offering a safe, comfortable |
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| 40 | 40 | | environment for the amazing birds of prey who call Radnor home; now, therefore, |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 42 | 42 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 43 | 43 | | CONCURRING, that we recognize the Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center at Radnor |
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| 44 | 44 | | Lake on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, extending our best wishes for its continued |
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| 45 | 45 | | success. |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 47 | 47 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 48 | 48 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 49 | 49 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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