HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 97- Arbor Day April 25 1997
PROCLAMA TION
ARBOR DA Y
April 25, 1997
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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, 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 is tree planting ways.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Don E. Stueck, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim April
25, 1997 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.
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 21st day of April in
. the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety-seven.
COn1L !?~
DON E. STUECK
Mayor