| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the City of Coconut Creek as the |
| 3 | first city in Florida to be certified by the National |
| 4 | Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat and |
| 5 | designating February 25, 2006, as "The City of Coconut |
| 6 | Creek Day" in Florida. |
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| 8 | WHEREAS, the City of Coconut Creek has long been an |
| 9 | advocate for conservation and environmental protection and is |
| 10 | well known for its lush landscaping and preservation of natural |
| 11 | wildlife habitats, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, the City of Coconut Creek has completed the |
| 13 | National Wildlife Federation's Community Wildlife Habitat |
| 14 | certification program by certifying more than 150 homes and 22 |
| 15 | public properties as Backyard Wildlife Habitats and 6 schools as |
| 16 | Schoolyard Wildlife Habitats, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, a variety of public educational activities have |
| 18 | been initiated, such as a wildlife gardening series, annual free |
| 19 | tree giveaways, classroom visits to promote habitat |
| 20 | conservation, and provision of wildlife habitat preservation |
| 21 | information at various community events, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, the Community Wildlife Habitat program has |
| 23 | benefited an entire community of people, wildlife, and plants |
| 24 | through the creation of sustainable landscapes that require |
| 25 | little or no pesticides, fertilizers, or excess watering and are |
| 26 | less resource dependent than conventional landscapes, and |
| 27 | WHEREAS, the City of Coconut Creek and the National |
| 28 | Wildlife Federation are partners in promoting an active interest |
| 29 | in the environment and in wildlife habitat preservation of the |
| 30 | natural world in which we live, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 32 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 33 | Florida: |
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| 35 | That the Florida House of Representatives proudly |
| 36 | recognizes the City of Coconut Creek as the first city in the |
| 37 | state to be certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a |
| 38 | Community Wildlife Habitat and designates Saturday, February 25, |
| 39 | 2006, the date of the Coconut Creek Annual Butterfly Festival, |
| 40 | as "The City of Coconut Creek Day" in Florida. |