Sign-up for Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
Sign-up for Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Description
SIGN UP FOR ARBOR DAY
TREE GIVEAWAY
Eligibility: Property Owners Within the City Limits
Drawing Date: April 20th, 2017 - 8:00 a.m. @
Urban Forestry Committee Meeting
PROCLAIMING
APRIL 28TH, 2017 AS ARBOR DAY
IN THE CITY OF PARK RAPIDS
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, childhood asthma rates are lower in urban communities that have a higher density of trees; and,
WHEREAS, trees and forests improve our mental health by reducing stress and increasing concentration; and,
WHEREAS, in 50 years, one tree provides $62,000 worth of air pollution control; and,
WHEREAS, forests create high-quality drinking water by acting as a natural filter; and
WHEREAS, getting a daily dose of trees is healthy for all Minnesotans; and,
WHEREAS, each year, on the last Friday in April, and throughout the month of May, Minnesotans pay special tribute to rural and community trees and all the natural resources, and dedicate themselves to the continued vitality of our state's forests.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pat Mikesh, Mayor of Park Rapids, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 28th, 2017 as:
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Park Rapids
TREE GIVEAWAY
Eligibility: Property Owners Within the City Limits
Drawing Date: April 20th, 2017 - 8:00 a.m. @
Urban Forestry Committee Meeting
PROCLAIMING
APRIL 28TH, 2017 AS ARBOR DAY
IN THE CITY OF PARK RAPIDS
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, childhood asthma rates are lower in urban communities that have a higher density of trees; and,
WHEREAS, trees and forests improve our mental health by reducing stress and increasing concentration; and,
WHEREAS, in 50 years, one tree provides $62,000 worth of air pollution control; and,
WHEREAS, forests create high-quality drinking water by acting as a natural filter; and
WHEREAS, getting a daily dose of trees is healthy for all Minnesotans; and,
WHEREAS, each year, on the last Friday in April, and throughout the month of May, Minnesotans pay special tribute to rural and community trees and all the natural resources, and dedicate themselves to the continued vitality of our state's forests.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pat Mikesh, Mayor of Park Rapids, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 28th, 2017 as:
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Park Rapids