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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-26 Recognition PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 6, 2011 AS BANGOR LAND TRUST DAY WHEREAS, The Bangor Land Trust was founded in October 2001 with the purpose of conserving Bangor’s significant natural areas for public benefit; and WHEREAS, The Bangor Land Trust’s mission is to protect in perpetuity for public benefit significant lands and waters and their natural, agricultural, scenic, and traditional values and characteristics; promote general and scientific understanding of the region's natural resources and the need for their preservation; support collaboration with other organizations having similar or related missions; and WHEREAS, Bangor’s open space allows its residents to enjoy the outdoors for recreational, educational, scientific and contemplative purposes; and WHEREAS, being in the outdoors is of proven benefit for health and well being; and WHEREAS, The Bangor Land Trust has preserved over 400 acres of acres, upgraded several miles of trails and cleaned their woods of trash; and WHEREAS, the Bangor Land Trust preserves are an important addition to the Bog Boardwalk and the City Forest and attract visitors to our City, and WHEREAS, the Bangor Land Trust has worked cooperatively with the City of Bangor, the Caribou Bog- Penjajawoc Corridor Project, Bangor Trails, Maine Trail Finders, the Trust for Public Land, local landowners, the Bangor school system, institutions of higher learning, the health care community and many local businesses. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SUSAN M. HAWES, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, on behalf of the Bangor th City Council and citizenry, do hereby recognize The Bangor Land Trust on the occasion of its 10 anniversary and further recognize the reward of their efforts to improve the quality of life that makes Bangor a unique place in which to live and raise a family. Given this the 26th day of September 2011. ________________________________ Susan M. Hawes, Mayor