HJR47 Summary

• Commends Talmadge Butler for his 35-year career in the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, beginning in April 1974.

• Recognizes Butler's management of Lake Guntersville State Park as District Manager and Park Superintendent, where he oversaw a $26 million renovation project and the successful reopening of the Lodge after 2.5 years.

• Honors Butler's accomplishments including law enforcement work, firearms instruction, winning first place three times in the Take Pride in America Awards for the Canyon Cleanup in Little River Canyon, and induction into the Alabama Tourism Hall of Fame.

• Acknowledges Butler's conservation achievements including development of the 1,000-foot Boardwalk Trail at DeSoto State Park and his management of four parks: Lake Guntersville, DeSoto, Buck's Pocket, and Cathedral Caverns.

• Resolution adopted by the House on January 14, 2010, and by the Senate on February 17, 2010, expressing appreciation for Butler's retirement from state service.