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VERNON
A PROCTAMAIION OF IHE MAYOR AND IHE CITY COUNCIT OF THE CIIY OF VERNON DECTARING APRIL 22,2026 AS ARBOR DAY
WHEREAS, in 1872,lhe Nebrosko Boord of Agriculture estoblished o speciol doy to be sel oside for lhe plonting of irees; ond
WHEREAS, this holidoy, colled Arbor Doy, wos first observed with the plonting of more thon one million trees in Nebrosko; ond
WHEREAS, trees con be on importont tool in comboting climote chonge by reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind ond woter, cutting heoting ond cooling costs, moderoting the temperoture, cleoning the oir, producing life-giving oxygen, ond providing hobitots for wildlife; ond
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon recognizes the importonce of trees in our doily lives os o source of beouty ond comfort by improving community oppeoronce, creoling o heolihier living environment, promoting energy conservotion, moderoting temperoture, ond providing shode, heol reflection, ond wind protection, ond improving oir quolity; ond
WHEREAS, to promote community oworeness of ihe importonce of trees, the Moyor ond City Council of the City of Vernon, on beholf of ih employees, residents, ond businesses, encouroge oll members of the community to plont trees to promote ihe well-being of present ond future generotions.
CITY VERNON
By:
LETICIA LOPEZ. Moyor
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CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the Ciiy of Vernon is committed to continuing its tree-plonting endeovors, mointoining its Tree City USA designotion, ond enhoncing the City of Vernon's tree conopy; ond
NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, ON BEHALF OF ITS EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HEREBY DECLARES APRIL22, 2026, AS ARBOR DAY. THIS PROCLAMATION IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE
MAYOR LETICIA LOPEZ FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON THIS TWENTY-FIRST OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-SIX.