HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22-19 City Commission Packet Materials - P1. Proclamation to Celebrate Arbor Day
Proclamation to Celebrate Arbor Day
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 life-giving 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;
Now, therefore, I, Cynthia L. Andrus, the Mayor of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 26, 2019 as
Arbor Day, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands.
Signed this 22nd day of April, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana.
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Cynthia L. Andrus
Mayor
Bozeman, Montana
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