Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
Lawrence, Kansas
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: The year 2015 marks the 143rd Anniversary of this holiday called Arbor Day, and was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; 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: Lawrence, Kansas has been recognized in its 37th year as a Tree City, USA, by The National Arbor Day Foundation and the Kansas Forest Service and desires to continue its tree-planting ways;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, the City of Lawrence, Kansas, does hereby proclaim the week of April 22-24,2015 as
and
Friday, April 24, 2015 as
and urge all citizens to support efforts to care for our trees and woodlands, to support our City’s community forestry program, and to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well-being of present and future generations.
Jeremy Farmer, Mayor
April 21, 2015