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PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY
April 25, 2003
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, 2003 is the 131St anniversary of the holiday and Arbor day is 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, 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 life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife,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 of Edina, do hereby proclaim April 25,2003,
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 15t1,day of April 2003.
Dennis rMaetzold
Mayor