1986 04 15 National Arbor Week Arbor Day Proclamation

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Per City Council Meeting Minutes this proclamation was read during the April 15,1986 Council meeting PROCLAMATION ARBOR WEEK - ARBOR DAY CITY OF LOUISVILLE 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, Leon A. Wurl proposed to the Louisville City Council in 1978 to establish a Tree Board and a special week in this community to let citizens know the importance of trees in our City; 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, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; and, Whereas, Louisville has been recognized as a Tree City U.S.A. by the National Arbor Day Foundation and desires to continue its tree planting ways. Now, therefore, I, Herm Fauson, Mayor of the City of Louisville, do hereby proclaim April 13 - April 19 as Arbor Week and April 19 as Arbor Day In the City of Louisville, and I urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands and to support our City's urban Forestry Program; and, Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well-being of present and future generations. Dated this 15th day of April, 1986 MAYOR