Number: 1984-20
WHEREAS, public access to public land in major metropolitan areas for recreational purposes of fishing, boating, hiking, bird watching, or other outdoor activity is becoming increasingly more difficult; and
WHEREAS, the proposed site for the 1992 World’s Fair in Chicago requires filling 180 acres of Lake Michigan resulting in the significant loss of natural and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS, the 1992 Chicago World’s Fair Committee has ignored the concerns of users of these public lands and waters by their site selection;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 15-18, 1984, in Atlanta, Georgia, opposes any filling of Lake Michigan for the 1992 World’s Fair in Chicago.