TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Proclamation “Arbor Day” January 20, 2017
Recommended Action
Ryan Pieper, City Arborist to accept Arbor Day Proclamation from City Commission
Background Information
In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees. This holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska. Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world.
Trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife. Trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires and countless other wood products. Trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community. Trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
Strategic Plan
Preservation of Environment and Natural Resources
Financial Impact
N/A
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. Proclamation “Arbor Day” January 20, 2017
Prepared by: Katrina Romano
Department Director: Scott Williams