HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 03- Arbor Day April 25 2003
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PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY
April 25, 2003
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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, 2003 is the 131 st anniversary of the holiday, and 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, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman 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, Steven R. Kirchhoff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim April
25, 2003 as fll. "ARBOR DAY"
in the City of Bozeman, and encourage the citizens of Bozeman to celebrate Arbor Day and to
support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
FURTHER, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this
and future generations.
SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the City of Bozeman, in the State
of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 21 st
day of April in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and
Three.
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