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Consider proclaiming April 27, 2013 as Arbor Day.
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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 one million trees in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, 2013 is the 141st Anniversary of Arbor Day, now a nationally celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and tree care; and
WHEREAS, trees have many wonderful benefits, such as: reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil from wind and water, lowering heating and cooling costs, moderating the temperature, purifying the air, producing life-giving oxygen, providing a habitat for wildlife and beautifying our community; and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires and trees are a source of joy and spiritual renewal wherever they are planted; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department's Forestry Division, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, will be planting 73 trees at Lake Creek on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 9 a.m.;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALAN McGRAW, Mayor of the City of Round Rock, do hereby proclaim April 27, 2013 as
"ARBOR DAY"
in the City of Round Rock and urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands and further urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote well-being of our community and future generations.
PROCLAIMED this 25th day of April 2013.