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PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF KEY WEST RESOLVING THAT JULY 29, 2008
BE DESIGNATED AS
NANCY FORRESTER DAY
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Photograph at Key West City Hall by Candice for Tony Gregory/Photographer/Artist
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and rainforest in the heart of historic old town Key West, a garden which holds an exotic plant and rare palm collection
found nowhere else in the mainland of the United States;
WHEREAS this rainforest and work of art is now the last wooded acre in old town Key West, a residential neighborhood
that is otherwise fully developed to high-density;
WHEREAS Nancy opened her Garden to the public on December 25, 1993, and kept it open for the benefit of Key
West residents and visitors seven days a week, including holidays, for 15 years;
WHEREAS Nancy Forrester, as the founder of the nonprofit organization Mana Project, Inc., has donated and given
her own resources and property to offer the public an oasis of calm where they can discover and connect with nature,
appreciate the artistry of the earth, and help preserve those plants, both native and non-native, which are rare and
endangered;
WHEREAS Nancy has dedicated her garden and home to the welfare of animals by providing parrot rescue, re-
homing and care in the garden sanctuary for those birds that are exploited or rejected, and has also established a
public education program to address parrot intelligence, social and dietary needs, and the problem of unwanted
parrots;
WHEREAS Artist Nancy Forrester has made a creative contribution to ecological art, which has presented an
experience for public interpretation, invited interaction , posed the topic of interdependence of living organisms and
environmental activism daily for 10 years and journaled these happenings for future publication;
WHEREAS Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden has become a botanical collection of high renown, and is now a world
destination for international travelers as well as United States tourists;
WHEREAS, Nancy Forrester, a lifelong steward of green practices, will celebrate her 70th birthday on July 29, 2008;
THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the City of Key West will declare July 29, 2008 to be Nancy Forrester Day so that
the citizens and visitors of Key West can celebrate her birthday and acknowledge the 40 year contribution that Nancy
has made to the community.
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