SR 161 — Commending Sarah Thomas Mayhew.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108753D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

161 IE Offered March 7, 2024 N Commending Sarah Thomas Mayhew.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––PekarskyAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, March 8, 2024 WHEREAS, Sarah Thomas Mayhew, who was named the president of the Fairfax Chapter of the O Virginia Master Naturalists in 2023, has served the Fairfax County community for 20 years in various volunteering capacities related to protecting Fairfax County's natural habitat and the Chesapeake BayLay watershed;watWHEREAS, since 2003, Sarah Mayhew has been an ambassador in the Audubon at Home program E with the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia;

the program works with property owners and Umanagers WHEREAS,to sincedesign 2003,outdoor landscapes with native plants to conserve and restore Fairfax County's natural habitat to WHEREAS, Sarah Mayhew has beenvolunteered ansince ambassador2003 inwith the AudubonFairfax atCounty HomePark programAuthority, Corganizing withvolunteer thetrash Auduboncleanups Societyat ofMiddleridge NorthernPark Virginia;and Woodglen Lake Park;

the program works with property owners and managers to support bird and wildlife populations and enhance biodiversity;

ande Fairfax County's naturaE habitat WHEREAS, Sarah Mayhew has volunteered since 2003 with the Fairfax County Park Authority, D organizing volunteer trash cleanups at Middleridge Park and Woodglen Lake Park;

and WHEREAS, Sarah Mayhew has provided educational enrichment to groups, including local Boy Scout troops, teaching participants how to identify invasive plants and the best techniques for their remWHEREAS,removal, as thewell presidentas ofhow the Fairfax Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists, Sarah Mayhew manages nearly 300 volunteers who work on numerous projects to preserveidentify habitat space and protectproperly thecare Chesapeake Bay watershed and provide training for volunteersappropriate tonative becomeplants; certified maSter naturalists;

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andapeake Bay watershed and provide training for volunteers to become certified masteR WHEREAS, the Fairfax Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists has a cooperative agreement with Fairfax County Park Authority, which allows members to choose from a list of more than 20 county significant sites;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Sarah Thomas Mayhew hereby be commended on the occasion of her selection as president of the Fairfax Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists for her exceptional achievements in environmental preservation;

and, be itithe Virginia Master Naturalists for her RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sarah Thomas Mayhew as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her dedication and service to the Commonwealth.