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7 <br /> Slide #7 <br /> Cultural and Archaeological Resources <br /> a � <br /> 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 /> David Stancil invited residents to attend the 25th anniversary celebrations on October 19. <br /> Commissioner Richards read the following proclamation: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> Recognition of 25 Years of Conservation Initiatives by County Government/ Great Trails <br /> State Day 2024 <br /> WHEREAS, the year 2024 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the approval and formation of <br /> conservation initiatives including the creation of the County's Environment and Resource <br /> Conservation Department (now the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and <br /> Recreation), and creation of a program for conservation and protection of the County's most <br /> important natural and cultural resource lands (which became the Lands Legacy Program); and <br /> WHEREAS, the new department was tasked with the purposes of 1) Overseeing, implementing, <br /> and coordinating County goals for environmental protection and resource conservation; 2) <br />