2011
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-044
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Schwartz, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Kopp, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Mitchell, Morse, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Scheffel, Shaffer B.,
       Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Jones, Barker, Bradford, Fischer, Gardner
       D., Hamner, Lee, Looper, Nikkel, Priola, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott,
       Swalm, Tyler, Wilson, Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Brown, Casso,
       Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Gardner B.,
       Gerou, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Joshi, Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda,
       Levy, Massey, McCann, McKinley, Miklosi, Murray, Pace, Peniston,
       Ramirez, Riesberg, Solano, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swerdfeger,
       Szabo, Todd, Vigil, Waller, Williams A., McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE PROCLAMATION OF APRIL 21, 2011, AS
       "COLORADO OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP DAY", AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE
       OF OUTDOOR RECREATION TO THE STATE OF COLORADO
       AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE EFFORTS OF OUTDOOR
       VOLUNTEERS AND THE COLORADO OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP
       ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Coloradans care deeply about our outdoor heritage,
       including our magnificent grasslands, mountains, rivers, forests, and
       urban parks, and want to enjoy and protect them; and
       
          WHEREAS, Volunteering reinvigorates Coloradans' enjoyment,
       conservation, and stewardship of the outdoors, engaging people of all
       ages and educating them about the importance of our outdoor resources;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, An increasing number of Coloradans want to actively
       participate through volunteerism in taking responsibility for ensuring that
       our state's natural and cultural legacy is passed along to their children and
       grandchildren; and
       
          WHEREAS, Coloradans understand the interdependence of a healthy
       environment and a strong Colorado economy, with outdoor recreation and
       tourism serving as powerful elements of rural and urban economic
       development; and
       
          WHEREAS, Outdoor recreation contributes over $10 billion annually
       to Colorado's economy, supports 107,000 jobs across Colorado, generates
       nearly $500 million in annual state tax revenue, and produces $7.6 billion
       annually in retail sales and services across Colorado, accounting for 4%
       of gross state product; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's growing nonprofit stewardship community
       effectively and successfully partners people and communities with
       government land management agencies to protect and restore the places
       they cherish and the places in which they enjoy outdoor recreation; and
       
          WHEREAS, Volunteer service programs engage young people in
       learning job and life skills while caring for our public lands; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado outdoor volunteers are increasingly capable of
       supporting natural resource agencies in managing myriad environmental
       and stewardship challenges such as improving forest and grassland health,
       river and stream restoration, trail maintenance, invasive species control,
       and historic preservation of treasured cultural resources; and
       
          WHEREAS, Volunteer stewardship groups work to create future
       stewards by engaging youth and families in hands-on outdoor experiences
       that shape a lasting stewardship ethic among Coloradans of all ages; and
       
          WHEREAS, Volunteers committed to thousands of stewardship
       actions in 2010 with over 1,260,377 volunteer hours valued at over
       $27,060,294 in skilled, in-kind labor; and
       
          WHEREAS, Outdoor volunteering is fun, has a positive impact on
       health and well-being, and allows everyone who participates to give back
       in tangible ways; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:
       
          (1)  Hereby proclaim Thursday, April 21, 2011, as "Colorado Outdoor
       Stewardship Day"; and
       
          (2)  Commend the efforts of the Colorado Outdoor Stewardship
       Advisory Council.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Mike King, Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources;
       Rick Cables, U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester; Helen Hankins,
       Colorado State Bureau of Land Management Director; Jonathan Jarvis,
       National Park Service Director; and Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the
       U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES