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This Senate resolution honors Jeff Stant upon his retirement from the Indiana Forest Alliance, recognizing his significant contributions to environmental advocacy in Indiana. The resolution highlights Stant's professional background, including his dual degree in Biology and Environmental Science from Indiana University and his role as Executive Director of the Indiana Forest Alliance since 2013. It acknowledges his notable achievements, such as pushing for federal environmental regulations in Washington, D.C., playing a key leadership role in drafting the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act, and leading the Hoosier Environmental Council's efforts to improve water quality standards. The resolution formally commends Stant for his decades of service as a champion of conservation, preservation, and recreation for Hoosiers, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit two copies of the resolution to Stant as a formal recognition of his work and retirement.