Forest Preserve District of Cook County - File #: 22-0123

• File #: 22-0123
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Calendar Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/19/2022
• In control: FPD Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 2/8/2022
• Final action: 2/8/2022
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING VOLUNTEER STEWARDS VICTOR AND JEAN GUARINO FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino are founding members of the Thatcher Woods Savanna Restoration Project, a coalition of volunteers established in 1990 dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the diverse, high quality ecological landscapes of the Thatcher Woods river corridor, which includes Grand Army of the Republic Woods and Thomas Jefferson Woods; and WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino have served as Site Stewards at these preserves for over 30 years, building a team of local volunteers who have helped care for these incredibly unique landscapes for decades; and WHEREAS, the Thatcher Woods landscape is considered one of the finest remnants of mesic upland forest and floodplain forest in the region, supporting a high diversity of native plants and wildlife; and WHEREAS, under their leadership, the flora and fauna of the Thatcher Woods ar...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), PETER N. SILVESTRI, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR., SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN
• Indexes: (Inactive) ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/8/2022	1	FPD Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING VOLUNTEER STEWARDS VICTOR AND JEAN GUARINO FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY

WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino are founding members of the Thatcher Woods Savanna Restoration Project, a coalition of volunteers established in 1990 dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the diverse, high quality ecological landscapes of the Thatcher Woods river corridor, which includes Grand Army of the Republic Woods and Thomas Jefferson Woods; and

WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino have served as Site Stewards at these preserves for over 30 years, building a team of local volunteers who have helped care for these incredibly unique landscapes for decades; and

WHEREAS, the Thatcher Woods landscape is considered one of the finest remnants of mesic upland forest and floodplain forest in the region, supporting a high diversity of native plants and wildlife; and

WHEREAS, under their leadership, the flora and fauna of the Thatcher Woods area have recovered and thrived through sustainable volunteer effort and public education in the preservation value of natural areas and encouragement of their proper use; and

WHEREAS, thanks to Victor and Jean Guarino's hands-on site management, community leadership and advocacy, the Thatcher Woods landscape is on course to be submitted for dedication as an Illinois Nature Preserve; and

WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino have been true supporters of the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") and its mission, who have encouraged collaboration between volunteer stewardship leaders and staff to develop key volunteer programs such as the Path to Stewardship; and

WHEREAS, Victor and Jean Guarino's efforts featured active community engagement and activism; as examples, Jean, a local author and history columnist, published several articles in local newspapers calling attention to the history and ecological benefit of the Thatcher Woods preserves within the communi...