Proclamation - City Council - 4/29/2016 - Arbor DayStan Ridgeway City Of Eat Council Members
Mayor P.O. Box 1520 Jeff Kunz
Eagle, Idaho 83616 Stan Bastian
Naomi Preston
208- 939 -6813 Craig Soelberg
ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
April 29, 2016
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, Stan Ridgeway, Mayor of the City of Eagle, do hereby proclaim April 29,
2016 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 22`" da of March, 2016.
Stan Ridgeway,
Mayor of Eagle