HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-2024 Proclamation - 2024 Arbor Day
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, 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 top soil 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, 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, Rusty Johnson, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim April 26, 2024, to be
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Ocoee, and urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands and to support
our City’s urban forestry program, and I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden hearts and promote the well-
being of present and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, I hereunto have
Set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
2nd day of April, 2024.
Rusty Johnson, Mayor