HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 00- Arbor Day April 28 2000
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PROCLAMA TION
ARBOR DA Y
April 28, 2000
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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 ml1lion
trees in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, 2000 was the 128th 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 and fuel for our fires;
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 continues its tree planting ways, including the planting of a 'Northwoods'
Red Maple in West Babcock park on April 28, 2000.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Marcia B. Youngman, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim April 28,
2000 as
"ARBOR DA Y"
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.
SEA L 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 16th day of January in the year of our Lord Two
Thousand and One.
MAR!!::;;G~~
Mayor
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