Proc. 2012-35 Arbor Day 04-19-12
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2012-35
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 this holiday, called
Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in
Nebraska; and
WHEREAS in Texas, in 1889, the citizens of Temple conceived an Arbor Day
Resolution which the Texas Legislature passed into law, and Arbor Day was first
celebrated in Texas in 1890, and is held in Texas the last Friday in April each
year; and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, as 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 value, enhance the economic vitality of
business areas, and beautify our community, and, wherever they are planted, are
a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
APRIL 19, 2012
be declared: ARBOR DAY
in the City of Huntsville and invite all citizens of Huntsville to participate in the
celebration by planting a tree.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this the 19 day of April 2012.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor