04/25/25 - Arbor DayCITY OF
KALISPELL
TREE CITY USA
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 25, 2025, 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,
DATEDTHIS
MAYOR LJ�—
I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and
promote the well-being of this and future generations.
21 st day of April 2025.
Arbor Day Foundation`-