LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the New Paltz Central School District
upon the occasion of being recognized for their 25-year commitment to
environmental education by Mohonk Preserve

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge programs and institutions of remarkable integrity
and character whose endeavors have enhanced the quality of education in
the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the New Paltz Central School District upon the occasion of being recog-
nized for their 25-year commitment to environmental education by Mohonk
Preserve on June 5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, On this special day, Mohonk Preserve will present "A Cele-
bration of Learning in Nature: No Child Left Inside Day" at its Spring
Farm Pavilion; this free, public event will feature a host of ongoing
outdoor activities, including storytelling in the longhouse, the launch
of a solar tube, a live birds of prey show with the Delaware Raptor
Center and an interactive eco-concert with Billy B: the Natural Science
Man; exhibits will also be on display including examples of student work
submitted by New Paltz teachers; and
WHEREAS, Some 25 years ago a team of teachers and administrators from
the New Paltz Central School District met with an educator from the
Mohonk Preserve in a collaborative effort to develop an outdoor field
study program for all students in kindergarten through the sixth grade;
this program has continued to grow and thrive and now serves more than
35 area schools annually; and
WHEREAS, Mohonk Preserve is presenting an award recognizing the New
Paltz Central School District's 25-year commitment to environmental
education; and
WHEREAS, Ably led by Superintendent Maria Rice, New Paltz Central
School District will move successfully into the future; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions and institutions of such noble aims and accomplishments are
brought to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by
all the citizens of the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the New Paltz Central School District upon the occasion of being
recognized for their 25-year commitment to environmental education by
Mohonk Preserve; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Maria Rice, Superintendent of the New Paltz Central School
District.