CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor ANNALISA PEREA, Council President
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ESMER MIKE KARBASSI, Vice President MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
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PAUL TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
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GARRY GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Council District 7
WHEREAS, the Nebraska Board of Agriculture in 1872 established a special day to be set aside for the planting of trees; and
WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than million trees in Nebraska, when pioneers noted the lack of trees and their great need for shade, building materials and for windbreaks. This first Arbor Day built on earlier arbor festivals dating to the 16th Century, when the Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first known tree-planting festival; and
WHEREAS, first proclaimed by Nebraska’s governor in 1874, Arbor Day by 1920 had spread to more than 45 U.S. states and territories. Today, all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day, an observance that is now observed throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, trees can combat climate change by reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cutting heating and cooling costs, moderating the temperature, cleaning the air, producing life-giving oxygen, and providing wildlife habitat; 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 urban areas increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and
WHEREAS, trees – wherever they are planted – are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim Friday April 26, 2024, to be:
“Arbor Day”
In the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 18th day of April 2024.
In Honor of Arbor Day