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	Nevada Kids Page - Nevada State Symbols
		STATE MARCH: "Silver State Fanfare" by Gerald Willis is the official march of the State of Nevada; adopted May 29, 2001.
		The State Capitol, and the former United States Mint, are built of sandstone.
		State officials decided on the New "Sunset" License Plate because they didn't want Nevada's tags confused with Arizona's, which depicts the desert.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/kids/symbols.htm (829 words)

	State Information
		The present Oklahoma State Flag adopted by the State Legislature in 1925, is Oklahoma's 14th flag.
		In each of the five rays of the main star in the Great Seal of the state is the official seal of one of the Five Civilized Indian Nations that together comprised most of the area of present eastern Oklahoma.
		Mistletoe grows on trees throughout the state and is particularly bountiful in the southern regions of Oklahoma.
	www.state.ok.us /osfdocs/stinfo.html (707 words)

	Amphibian & Reptile Atlas Project
		The Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project (Herp Atlas) was a ten year survey that was designed to document the geographic distribution of New York State's herpetofauna.
		Breeding Bird Atlas (2000-2004) The project's focus is to document the distribution of all birds breeding in New York State by 2004.
		Assessment of Reptile and Amphibian Species Richness in New York - a Herp Atlas poster presented at the 1997 Gap Analysis Conference.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/herp/index.html (428 words)

	State Symbols and History - State Reptile
		The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina, was designated official state reptile by Public Chapter 367 of the 99th General Assembly in 1995.
		This peaceful creature usually reaches a length of less than six inches and has a shell of fl or brown with spots of yellow, orange and red.
		This reptile usually lives between 30 to 60 years and never ventures far from its place of birth.
	www.state.tn.us /sos/symbols/reptile.htm (67 words)

	New Resident Guide
		The State Animal is the Desert Bighorn (or Nelson) sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
		The State Bird is the Mountain Bluebird (sialia currocoides).
		The State Reptile is the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii).
	www.cityofhenderson.com /whatsnew/php/StateofNevada.php (405 words)

	About Michigan \| State of Michigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Primarily found in the Upper Peninsula, chlorastrolite was adopted as the state gem by Public Act 56 of 1972.
		Native to Michigan and found throughout the state, the brook trout was adopted as the state fish by Public Act 5 of 1988.
		After discovering that no reptile represented the state, the children approached their state representative and followed the legislative process to its enactment as Public Act 281 of 1995.
	www.state.mi.us /AboutMichigan.asp?ref=symbols (533 words)

	Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Snowy Range in the south central part of the state is an extension of the Colorado Rockies in both geology and appearance.
		Wyoming is the least populous of any state (or the District of Columbia) and has the lowest population density of the continental 48 states (Alaska's population density is lower although its total population is higher).
		The state is the number one producer of coal in the U.S. Wyoming possesses a reserve of 68.7 billion tons (62.3 billion tonnes) of coal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wyoming (2689 words)

	PARC Herp Articles
		In that election, the eastern tiger salamander was chosen as the state amphibian and the painted turtle became the state reptile.
		Although some states have shown a creative and progressive spirit in promoting native animals as symbols of their natural heritage, many state plants and animals surprisingly are not native species.
		It’s true that no single species of reptile or amphibian is found in all of the states; so quibblers may point out that the species of garter snakes and leopard frogs found in Alabama are not the same ones as those found in Arizona.
	www.parcplace.org /herp_articles_06.html (694 words)

	Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 235
		NRS 205.175, a person who uses or allows to be used, any reproduction or facsimile of The Great Seal of the State of Nevada in violation of subsection 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
		Bertha Raffetto, of Reno, Nevada, is hereby adopted and declared to be the official state song of the State of Nevada.
		The march entitled “Silver State Fanfare,” composed by Gerald Willis, is hereby adopted and declared to be the official state march of the State of Nevada.
	www.leg.state.nv.us /NRS/NRS-235.html (2008 words)

	Louisiana Secretary of State/LOUISIANA FACTS-PG.D
		The crawfish was adopted as State Crustacean in 1983.
		The official state amphibian was adopted in 1993.
		The alligator was adopted as Louisiana's state reptile in 1983.
	www.sec.state.la.us /around/facts/facts-D.htm (311 words)

	Maryland Kids Page State Symbols
		The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the State reptile and official mascot of the University of Maryland College Park.
		On October 1, 2001 the Calico cat was chosen as Maryland's State Cat because of the colors.
		On October 1, 2003, the Thoroughbred Horse became the State Horse of Maryland.
	www.mdkidspage.org /StateSymbols.htm (873 words)

	California State Library - History and Culture - State Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Secretary of State began using blue and gold ribbons with the state seal on official documents as early as 1913.
		It was adopted as the State Flag by the State Legislature in 1911.
		The official State Tartan is described as a pattern or sett consisting of alternate squares of meadow green and pacific blue that are separated and surrounded by narrow charcoal bands.
	www.library.ca.gov /history/cahinsig.cfm (4047 words)

	State of Illinois - Illinois Facts Section
		Illinois citizens voted to select the painted turtle as the state reptile in 2004.
		In 1973, a special poll of 900,000 schoolchildren changed the State Tree from the Native Oak to the White Oak.
		Illinois is the largest producer of Fluorite in the United States.
	www100.state.il.us /facts/symbolsdesc.cfm (326 words)

	State Reptile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		State Reptile Perhaps the most common of turtles, the painted turtle (Chysemys picta) owes its status to the efforts of a group of southwest Michigan schoolchildren.
		Michigan's newest state symbol was adopted by Public Act 281 of 1995.
		The growth rate, for both male and female, is rapid during the first several years of the of their lives.
	www.h-net.org /~michigan/symbols/rep.html (458 words)

	Online Sunshine for Kids Junior State Symbols
		Orange juice was named the state beverage of Florida by the 1967 Legislature.
		It is known for dining on the sweet nectar of passion flowers and is common in South Florida, especially in the Everglades National Park.
		The horse conch, also known as the giant band shell, is the state shell.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /kids/junior/symbols/index.html (305 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate the gopher tortoise as the official state reptile; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
		WHEREAS, recent studies indicate that the gopher tortoise population is in decline due to mankind's activities, and that by the year 2000 the gopher tortoise may not exist outside of protected areas; and
		WHEREAS, this ancient and ecologically beneficial reptile is deserving of the attention and appreciation of the citizens of this state by designation as the official state reptile.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/1989act-1.htm (298 words)

	Florida State Symbols
		DeLeon claimed Florida for Spain and named this new land "Pascua de Florida," which translates as "feast of flowers." Florida was sold to the United States in 1819 and became the 27th state of the United States on March 3, 1845.
		Florida's newest state symbol was designated in 1996 at the request of garden clubs across the state.
		The sabal palm, also known as the cabbage palm, was designated the state tree in 1953 and occurs on the Florida state seal.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /UW209 (2063 words)

	Wyoming Symbols, Reptile: Horned Toad - SHG Resources
		The Horned Toad, commonly called "horny toad " by the children who hunt it, was adopted as the state reptile in February, 1993.
		The eastern short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre (Girad)) commonly known as the horned toad, is the state reptile of Wyoming.
		State Birds, State Birds and State Flowers, State Flags, State Flowers; All US 50 State Flowers Listed, State History, State Mottos Listing, State Names; Origins of State Names; State Residents Called; State Seals; State Timeline; State Trees; All State Trees Listed
	www.shgresources.com /wy/symbols/reptile (1523 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Fourth-Graders Petition Legislators to Create New State Symbol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Originally the students requested the Diamondback Rattlesnake become the state reptile because it is the school's mascot, but quickly found out from a number of local snake enthusiasts that the Diamondback Rattlesnake is not found in Utah.
		After the presentation, the committee chairman asked the representatives to voice their vote in favor of the bill by saying "aye." The students, unaware that the invitation was not directed at them, also chimed in with "aye," Graf said.
		The students presented him with a cherry pie, (cherries are the state fruit of Utah), and danced a square dance for him (the square dance is the state folk dance of Utah).
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/58345 (624 words)

	Official State Symbols of North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Both berries are grown throughout the state, and consumers can pick their own berries at farms from one end of the North Carolina to the other.
		It was one of the few states which did not have a motto and the only one of the original thirteen without one.
		The song known as "The Old North State" was adopted as the official song of the State of North Carolina by the General Assembly of 1927.
	statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/symbols/symbols.htm (3711 words)

	Painted Turtle Becomes Official State Reptile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Thanks to the efforts of a group of students from Brandywine Elementary School in Niles, Michigan now has among its state symbols a state reptile, the painted turtle, Governor John Engler announced today.
		John, Lacey and their classmates discovered Michigan had no state reptile during a classroom discussion of state symbols last school year.
		Deciding on the merits of the painted turtle, the students approached Gnodtke with the idea, testified on behalf of the bill he drafted and followed the legislation as it overwhelmingly passed in the House on October 12 and the Senate on December 13.
	www.state.mi.us /migov/gov/PressReleases/199601/painted7.html (242 words)

	Bay Weekly: Dock of the Bay
		After 30 years with the Department of Natural Resources, Whilden was told that her Fisheries Service assignment is now deemed “non-mission critical.” Yet the Department is mandated to conserve fishery species and habitat, she’s quick to remind, and the Northern diamondback terrapin she conserves is not only fished commercially but also distinguised.
		The once-abundant reptile was overharvested in Maryland as early as 1900.
		The students easily wooed state delegates by bringing their turtles to the State House in Annapolis.
	www.bayweekly.com /year03/issuexi33/dockxi33.html (2409 words)

	Online Sunshine for Kids State Symbols
		The 1899 Legislature adopted a joint resolution that led to the design of our current flag: "The State Flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following portions and descriptions: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half of the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground.
		The zebra longwing became the state butterfly in 1996.
		In most northern states, the species reaches a maximum of ten pounds, but in Florida, 20-pound catches are not uncommon.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /kids/symbols/index.html (876 words)

	Florida's First Lady Columba Bush - Florida Quick Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Technically, the state beverage is "The juice obtained from mature oranges of the species Citrus sinesis and hybrids thereof.
		This most endangered of all Florida's symbols is its State Animal, the Panther (Felis concolor coryi) that was chosen in 1982 by a vote of students throughout the state.
		Chapter 15.03 of the Florida Statutes in addition to specifying elements of the Great Seal provides that the Department of State shall be the custodian of it, and that the Department of State alone has the authority to approve its use or display.
	www.myflorida.com /myflorida/governorsoffice/firstlady/facts.html (1488 words)

	dustbury.com: The herpsichorean muse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		New York, for example, has a state muffin (the apple muffin) and a state beverage (milk) and even a state bird (the bluebird), all of which is very wholesome for the tourists but does not fool those of us who live here one damn bit.
		But New York has no state reptile, and since New York will not remain behind other states like denial, anxiety, and depression, the state legislature has sprung into action and is now considering the issue.
		For the curious, the Oklahoma state reptile is the Collared Lizard or Mountain Boomer, Crotaphytus collaris.
	www.dustbury.com /archives/005324.html (370 words)

	Official Alabama Reptile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The official reptile of Alabama is the Alabama Red-bellied Turtle.
		In 1990 the Alabama Red-bellied Turtle was named the Official Reptile of Alabama.
		The official Reptile of Alabama was placed on the U. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species List in 1987.
	www.archives.state.al.us /kids_emblems/st_reptile.html (119 words)

	deseretnews.com \| State reptile? Kids pitch rattlesnake
		When they were done providing their facts, all the children stood up and sang their school song, which fourth grade teacher Laura Graff said showed how much they cared about rattlesnakes.
		The idea for a state reptile came from Diamond Elementary's school mascot, which is a diamondback rattlesnake.
		Hailing from Provo, Stephen Clark, a Brigham Young University graduate, suggested that the bill be amended to change the state animal from an elk to a cougar.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635181603,00.html (468 words)

	Georgia Secretary of State \| State Reptile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Designated the state reptile in 1989, the gopher tortoise is one of the oldest living species native to Georgia.
		The gopher tortoise belongs to a group of land tortoises that originated in North America 60 million years ago.
		The gopher tortoise population is in decline and recent studies indicate that by the year 2000 it may not exist outside of protected areas.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /state_capitol/education_corner/state_reptile.html (91 words)

	Illinois State Symbol Alert - The United States of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On February 2, 2005, Representative Bob Biggins introduced House Bill No. 847 designating the Eastern Tiger Salamander as the official State amphibian of Illinois and designates the Painted Turtle as the official State reptile of Illinois.
		Representative Bob Biggins, of the 41st District, will introduce the bill to make the Painted Turtle the official state reptile of Illinois this year.
		This bill was passed and approved by the Governor on August 4, 2003 to be effective on January 1, 2004.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/alert/il_alert.htm (262 words)

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