Arbor Day 2024 & Application CertificationMy OF
ALISPELL �E, Us-
*** OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION ***
WHEREAS in 1872, the Nebraska Board of Agriculture 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 a million trees in Nebraska, and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the
world, and
WHEREAS trees can be a solution to combating 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 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, Mark Johnson, Mayor of the City of Kalispell, Montana,
do hereby proclaim April 26, 2024, as ARBOR DAY
In the City of Kalispell, and I urge all citizens to celebrate
Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands, and
FURTHER,
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I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and
promote the well-being of this and future generations.
12th day of December 2023.
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2023 Tree City USA Application for Certification
The Tree City USA award is in recognition of work completed by the community during
the 2023 calendar year.
PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Name:
Fred Bicha
Email:
fbicha@kalispell.com
Phone:
+1 (406) 758-7716
Address:
306 1 st Ave East
Kalispell, Montana 59901
Kalispell COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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Community has both a Tree Board and a Department Chair/City Manager
Ordinance Date:
06/03/2019
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Per -capita Expenditure
$26.99
Arbor Day Date
04/28/2023
Arbor Day Proclamation Uploaded
or Equivalent of the Community of Kalispell
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Application Certification (to be Completed by the State Forester)
The above -named community has made formal application to this office. I
am pleased to advise you that we reviewed the application and have
concluded that, based on the information contained herein, said community
is eligible to be certified as a Tree City USA community, for the 2023
calendar year, having in my opinion met the standards required for
recognition.
State Forester Signature Title Date
Kalispell Tree City USA 2023