City
of Morenci
Resolution
April 26, 2004
WHEREAS, Morenci has long treasured Bean Creek and its natural beauty, as an asset to the City and the quality of life of Morenci residents, and
WHEREAS, Morenci has long treasured its streamside parks and diverse recreational areas, and
WHEREAS, Riverside Park holds a significant place in Morenci’s rich natural and cultural heritage, and
WHEREAS, Riverside Park was granted historic designation as a Natural Area at the request of the Morenci Garden Club and Morenci residents at a City Council meeting on Oct. 8, 1973, and
WHEREAS, Natural Areas are increasingly rare but critical reservoirs of native seed sources for locally important species, and
WHEREAS, Riverside Park is fortunate to have numerous and diverse trees and shrubs native to the floodplains of southern Michigan, with unique ecological communities of hackberry, honey locust, pawpaw, Ohio buckeye, wahoo shrub, bladdernut, hoptree, and
WHEREAS, Natural Areas are a biological, ecological, cultural, and human resource for future generations, and
WHEREAS, protected Natural Areas provide rich benefits to communities, including the enjoyment and education of the natural world, with places to walk, contemplate, and study nature through the seasons and through time, and
WHEREAS, protected Natural Areas provide an irreplaceable natural heritage for future generations
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we support and reaffirm:
Riverside Park as a Natural Area for the benefit and enjoyment of Morenci citizens
and the public