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April 14, 2021
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, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in
Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; 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 life-giving 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, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Saul Martinez, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby proclaim April 8,
2020 as,
in the City of Pasco, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands, and,
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future
generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Pasco, State
of Washington, to be affixed this 1st day of April 2021.
Saul Martinez, Mayor
City of Pasco