Proclamation - City Council - 4/10/2012 - Arbor Day ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Apra.27, 2012
WHEREAS, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a
special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and
WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a
million trees in Nebraska, and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating
and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and
provide habitat for wildlife, and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our
fires and countless other wood products, and
WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of
business areas, and beautify our community, and
WHEREAS, trees are a source of joy and spiritual renewal, and
WHEREAS, Eagle has been recognized as a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day
Foundation and desires to continue its tree-planting ways,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James D. Reynolds, Mayor of the City of Eagle, do hereby proclaim
April 27, 2012 as
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Eagle, and I urge all citizens to support efforts to care for our trees
and woodlands and to support our community forestry program, and
FURTHER, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well-being
of present and future generations.
DATED this 10th day of April, 2012.
James I. R:'nolds
Mayor
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