Arbor Day Proclamation

Post date: Apr 05, 2016 7:10:16 PM

Town of Williamstown

Proclamation

Arbor Day ~ April 29, 2016

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 Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and

WHEREAS, trees are a renewable source giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and countless other products; and

WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Williamstown desires to promote a sense of giving and environmental rejuvenation within the community; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Williamstown Board of Selectmen officially proclaims Friday,

April 29, 2016 as ARBOR DAY in the Town of Williamstown, Massachusetts, and urges all

citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands; and

FURTHER, urges all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well being of this and future generations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Williamstown to be affixed on this 25th day of April 2016.

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Jane Patton, Chairman Ron Turbin

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Andrew Hogeland Anne O’Connor

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Hugh Daley