HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-19-2005 Proclamation - Arbor Day
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WtIe"Ref{~. in1872 1. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a
special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and
WtIe"Ref{~. this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more
than a million trees in Nebraska, and
WtIe"Ref{~, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
WtIe"ReTl~, 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
WtIe"ReTl~, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our
fires and countless other wood products, and
WtIe"ReTl~, trees in our city increases property values, enhance the economic vitality of
business areas, and beautify our community, and
WtIe"ReTl~, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal, and
How, rhfZl'~for{Z, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim
April 29, 2005, to be
~'R:BO'R. <f)~Y
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
ftI~TtfeR. I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden hearts and promote the well being of
present and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have
set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this 19th day of
April 2005.
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor