HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-109 �j
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring March 18, 1998, )
as CIBECUEICONCORD ) RESOLUTION NO. 98/109
ENVIRONMENTAL EXQY"GEDAY )
in Contra Costa County )
WHEREAS, the CibecuelConcord Environmental Exchange Day is a celebration of culture,
ideas, and friendship between students at Nueva Vista High School in Concord and students
from the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Cibecue, Arizona; and
WHEREAS, the exchange originates from a four-year partnership between Nueva Visa High
School, the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, the Koret Foundation, and the City of Concord to
promote environmental awareness through service learning by participation in riparian clean up,
habitat enhancement, and natural resource monitoring; and
WHEREAS, the day will end a week-long exchange that will begin on the White Mountain
Apache Reservation in Cebecue with a study of forest health and work on watershed projects
and related cultural activities, and
WHEREAS, most importantly, Nueva Vista students will be exposed to life on a reservation,
and, upon returning to Contra Costa County, the environmental diversity and the rich
multicultural heritage of the Bay Area will be shared with the students of the tribe; and
WHEREAS, the exchange will benefit the students, families, and the communities of Cubecue
and Concord by creating an awareness of environmental and cultural diversity while, at the
same time, allowing everyone involved to celebrate their similarities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares March 18,
1998, as CIBECUEICONCORD EA RONMEN'TAL EXCIVANGE DAY in
Contra Crista County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON March 17, 1998, by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
Mark DeSaulni `
ogers, r B. U'16
Donna ber Joe CanciamiUa
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of
said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid elate.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supendsors affixed this 17`'day of March, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and unty Administrator.
By nAA I-j A, �
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District 1V