Proclamation - City Council - 3/14/2017 - Arbor Day 2017Stan Ridgeway
Mayor
City of Eagle
P.O. Box 1520
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-6813
ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
April 22, 2017
Council Members:
Jeff Kunz
Stan Bastian
Naomi Preston
Craig Soelberg
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, lower our 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, wherever they are planted, 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 22, 2017 as
Arbor Day
in the City of Eagle, and I urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
FURTHER, I urge all citizens to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being
of this and future generations.
DATED this 14th day of March, 2017.
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Stan Ridgeway, Mayor d$Eagle