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S.R. No. 244, as introduced: 90th Legislative Session (2017-2018) Posted on May 2, 2018

1.1A Senate resolution
1.2recognizing the Minnesota Zoo's 40th birthday.
1.3WHEREAS, the 66th Minnesota Legislature voted to establish the Minnesota Zoological Board,
1.4which opened the Minnesota Zoological Garden on May 22, 1978; and
1.5WHEREAS, the Minnesota Zoological Garden, colloquially known as the Minnesota Zoo, is a
1.6world-class zoo that connects people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife through internationally
1.7renowned conservation and breeding programs; and
1.8WHEREAS, the Minnesota Zoo provides an economic boost to the state economy, with over $220
1.9million in gross output; supports over 2,000 jobs; and generates $137 million in value-added impacts; and
1.10WHEREAS, the Minnesota Zoo annually serves over one million visitors who are attracted to the
1.11zoo's 485-acre campus, which provides cutting-edge exhibits housing over 5,300 animals, engaging education
1.12programs, and field research and conservation efforts; and
1.13WHEREAS, the Minnesota Zoo is the state's largest environmental and conservation educator,
1.14educating more than 400,000 participants each year with programs such as its highly popular Zoo Camp
1.15and by hosting field trips for more than 70,000 students from more than 1,000 schools across the state; and
1.16WHEREAS, the Minnesota Zoo is a respected world leader in conservation, as demonstrated by its
1.17significant achievements in tiger conservation, restoring trumpeter swans and bison, and its current projects
1.18to save prairie butterflies, freshwater mussels, and turtles; and
1.19NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it celebrates
1.20the Minnesota Zoo's 40th birthday and recognizes its contributions to conservation and the support it receives
1.21from its 190,000 members and the state.
1.22BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an enrolled
1.23copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the Chair of the Senate
1.24Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to the Minnesota Zoo.
Cal R. LudemanSecretary of the Senate Paul E. GazelkaChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration
Thomas M. BakkState Senator, District 3 Gregory D. ClausenState Senator, District 57
Bill IngebrigtsenState Senator, District 8 David H. SenjemState Senator, District 25

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