92-45 City of Chanhassen
Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
DATE: ADril 13, 1992
RESOLUTION NO: 92-45
MOTION BY: Chmiel
SECONDED BY: Workman
A RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY AS ARBOR MONTH FOR 1992
WHEREAS, Minnesota's forest treasurers 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
livable; and
WHEREAS, human activities such as Construction damage and
pollution, as well as drought, 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, the next decade will be one emphasizing the
environment and people will be able to positively impact world
problems like "global warming" by locally planting trees and
ensuring that these trees are nurtured, protected, and wisely used
in the years ahead; and
WHEREAS, the message of Earth Day whose twentieth anniversary
was in 1990 is still strong, teaching children and adults alike
that trees are related to all components of the environment - air,
water, soil, and wildlife; and
WHEREAS, each year on the last Friday in 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 urban and rural forests;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor of the City of
Chanhassen, do hereby proclaim April 24, 1992 to be Arbor Day and
the month of May, 1992 to be Arbor Month in Chanhassen, Minnesota,
and I urge all citizens to become more aware of the importance of
trees to their well-being, to participatein 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 13th
day of April, 1992.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, C~.t¥ Clerk/Manager
Chmiel
Mason
Wing
Workman
YES
None
NO
Do"nald J:,;:?C~-"i~, M~yor
ABSENT
Dimler