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7 <br /> 1 Slide #7 <br /> Cultural and Archaeological Resources <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Slide #8 <br /> Celebration of 25 Years/Great Trails State Day <br /> Saturday, October 19 <br /> 11:00 am <br /> Blackwood Farm Park <br /> Guided Hike, Games, Brief Program <br /> 4 <br /> 5 David Stancil invited residents to attend the 25t" anniversary celebrations on October 19. <br /> 6 Commissioner Richards read the following proclamation: <br /> 7 <br /> 8 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 9 PROCLAMATION <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Recognition of 25 Years of Conservation Initiatives by County Government/ Great Trails <br /> 12 State Day 2024 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 WHEREAS, the year 2024 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the approval and formation of <br /> 15 conservation initiatives including the creation of the County's Environment and Resource <br /> 16 Conservation Department (now the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and <br /> 17 Recreation), and creation of a program for conservation and protection of the County's most <br /> 18 important natural and cultural resource lands (which became the Lands Legacy Program); and <br /> 19 <br /> 20 WHEREAS, the new department was tasked with the purposes of 1) Overseeing, implementing, <br /> 21 and coordinating County goals for environmental protection and resource conservation; 2) <br />