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PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY
April 27, 2001
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 in now observed throughout the nation and the world,and
WHEREAS, trees are a most valuable resource,purifying our air,helping conserve our soil
and energy,serving as a recreational setting,providing a habitat for wildlife of
• all kinds, and enriching our lives in other important ways;and
WHEREAS, disease,insects and pollution have damaged and continue to threaten our trees,
creating the need for tree care and tree planting programs and fostering greater
public concern for the future of our urban forest; and
WHEREAS, Edina is proud of the beautiful shade trees which grace our homes and public
places;and
WHEREAS, Edina has been recognized for the past ten years as a Tree City USA by The
National Arbor Day Foundation and desires to continue the planting of trees for
its future,
NOW,THEREFORE, I Dennis F. Maetzold, Mayor Edina, do hereby proclaim April 27,2001,to
be Arbor Day and call upon the spirited and foresighted citizens of Edina to
plant trees now for our pleasure and that of future generations.
Dated this 17th day of April, 2001
Dennis F. Maetzold
Mayor