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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Honorable Torrey C. Brown, Secretary of Natural Resources, Tawes
State Office Building, Annapolis, Md. 21401; the Honorable Joanne
T. Goldsmith, President of the State Board of Education, 200 W.
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. 21201; and the Honorable David
W. Hornbeck, State Superintendent of Schools, 200 W. Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, Md. 21201.

Signed May 15, 1984.

No. 5

(Senate Joint Resolution No. 13)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

The Year of the Forest

FOR the purpose of requesting the Governor to designate 1984 "The
Year of the Forest" to promote the economic and aesthetic
value of Maryland's forests and encourage conservation.

WHEREAS, Maryland's forests are valuable economic assets and
are important to both the State Forest Products Industry and the
Tourist Industry; and

WHEREAS, Maryland's forests provide outstanding scenic and
recreational opportunities for many activities including hiking,
camping, hunting, sightseeing, snowmobiling, and skiing; and

WHEREAS, Maryland's forests provide excellent food and
shelter for many species of wildlife; and

WHEREAS, Maryland's forests have become an important
alternative energy source providing wood fuel for both
residential and industrial use; and

WHEREAS, Maryland's forests are important to the State's
water supplies and the quality of the Chesapeake Bay; and

WHEREAS, The Maryland Tree Farm Committee and the Maryland
Forest Association are working to expand public awareness of this
valuable asset through educational programs and activities; and

WHEREAS, Forest management is recognized as a desirable
means of protecting and enhancing the forest resource; and

WHEREAS, Arbor Day will be celebrated with a number of
activities across the State that relate to tree planting and
forest conservation; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly believes that these activities
and programs are vital to the future of the State's forest
resources; now, therefore, be it