HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 89-76 - Proclaiming May 6, 1989 as Arbor Day - 04/18/1989 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 89-76
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 6 , 1989 AS ARBOR DAY
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 topsoil
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 , 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, whenever they are planted, are a source of
joy and spiritual renewal , and
WHEREAS , Eden Prairie has been recognized as a Tree City USA
by The National Arbor Day Foundation and desires to continue its
tree planting ways,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary Peterson, Mayor of the City of Eden
Prairie, do hereby proclaim May 6, 1989 as ARBOR DAY in the City
of Eden Prairie , and I urge all citizens to support efforts to
protect our trees and woodlands and to support our city ' s urban
forestry program, and
FURHTER, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the
hearts and promote the well-being of present and future
generations.
ADOPTED this 18th day of April , 1.989
teary E�. Peterson, Mayor
ATTEST:
,Tghn D: Frane, Clerk SEAL