CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor MIKE KARBASSI, Council President
____ _________________________________ ________________________________ ESMER MIGUEL ARIAS, Council Vice President ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ PAUL C TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ GARRY NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember 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, which 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, beautify our community and provide critical shade where asphalt and concrete landscapes predominate; 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 25, 2025, 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 45th day of April 2025.
In Honor of Arbor Day