HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-0406.ARBOR WEEK~m~'= :~'~ P R O CL A M A T I O N
,~ ~ WHEREA~, J. ~terlang Moron proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agnaulture ~n
~ ~ 1872 that a speaial day be set aside for the plantin~ of trees; and
~ ~': ~ WHeReAS, this holiday, called Arbor D~y, w~s first obse~ed wire me plyruing
'~(;~ ~; of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and
~j ~ WHER~S, Arbor Day is now obse~ed throughout the nation and the world; '
and
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WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and
water, reduce heating and cooling costs, moderate the
temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen, and provide a 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
trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and trees
are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; and
!, WHEREAS, Ashland has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National
Arbor Day Foundation for fourteen years and desires to continue its
tree-planting ways.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor of the City of Ashland, do
hereby proclaim April 4 to 10, 1999 as
ARBOR WEEK IN ASHLAND
and urge all citizens to support efforts to care for our trees and woodlands and to
support our City's community forestry program. I further urge all citizens to plant
trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well-being of present and future
generations.
Dated this 6th day of April, 1999
C~,~w, ~
Barbara Christensen, Recorder
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