HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 95- Arbor Day April 28 1995
PROCLAMA TION
ARBOR DA Y
April 28, 1995
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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,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Don E. Stueck, Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Bozeman, do hereby
proclaim April 28, 1995 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 17th
day of April in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-five.
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DON E. STUECK
Mayor Pro Tempore