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