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PROCLAMATION
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, the 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,
lower our 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, Kevin B. England, Mayor of the City of Chubbuck do hereby
proclaim April 25`, 2024, as
Arbor Day
in Chubbuck and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to
protect our trees and woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote
the well-being of this and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of our city to
be affixed this 1 st day of April, in the year two
thousand and twenty-four.
Kevin B. England, MAYOR