95-45 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: A_~ri124. 1995 RESOLUTION NO: 95-45
MOTION BY: Berouist
SECONDED BY:
Mason
PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING APRIL 28
AS ARBOR DAY AND THE MONTH OF MAY AS ARBOR MONTH
WHEREAS, Minnesota's forest treasures were a significant attraction to early
settlers because of their usefulness and the beautiful environment they provided; and
WHEREAS, trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today,
enriching our lives by purifying air and water, helping conserve soil and energy,
creating jobs through a large forest products industry, serving as recreational settings,
providing habitat for wildlife of all kinds, and making our cities more liveable; and
WHEREAS, human activities such as construction damage and pollution, as
well as disease and insects, threaten our trees, creating the need for concerted action
to ensure the future of urban and rural forests in our state, country and world; and
WHEREAS, each year on the last Friday of April -- Arbor Day -- the people of
Minnesota pay special attention to the wonderful treasure that our trees represent and
dedicate themselves to the continued health of our state's stock of trees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen hereby proclaim April 28 as Arbor Day and the month of May to be Arbor
Month. Further, to urge all citizens to become more aware of the importance of trees
to their well being, to participate in tree planting programs that will ensure a green
Minnesota in decades to come, and to plant, nurture, protect and wisely use
Minnesota's great treasure of trees.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 24th day of April, 1995.
A TTES T:
Don Ash~orth, City~erk/Manager
~na~d J. ~[~iel, Mayor
YES
Chmiel
Dockendorf
Senn
Mason
Berquist
NO
None
ABSENT
None