HR 9071

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the accomplishments and
3	contributions of Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
4	on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
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6	WHEREAS, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, a unit of
7	the College of Education of Florida Atlantic University, is one
8	of the oldest nature centers in the United States, annually
9	serving more than 25,000 students, 750 teachers, and 12,500
10	adults and families from Palm Beach County and surrounding
11	counties, and
12	WHEREAS, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center is
13	nationally recognized regarding the development and delivery of
14	hands-on educational experiences that encourage young people to
15	become knowledgeable stewards of the natural world, and
16	WHEREAS, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center is the
17	home of Pine Jog Elementary School, one of the first public
18	schools in Florida to be awarded LEED Gold Certification by the
19	U.S. Green Building Council, and
20	WHEREAS, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center is helping
21	to ensure the future of environmental education in Florida by
22	offering educator professional development workshops and summer
23	institutes as well as a master's degree program in environmental
24	education and an undergraduate fellowship in civic engagement
25	and service learning, and
26	WHEREAS, this year Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
27	is marking a half-century of providing truly exemplary service
28	to the people of Florida through its dedicated staff, innovative
29	programs, day and residential camps, and excellent facilities,
30	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 House of Representatives congratulates and
36	commends Pine Jog Environmental Education Center for 50 years of
37	accomplishment in promoting the protection and preservation of
38	Florida's unique, precious, and irreplaceable natural
39	environment through environmental education.

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