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PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
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, the 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 reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, lower our
heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air,produce oxygen and provide
habitatforwildlife; 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 beauty our community; and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source ofjoy and spiritual renewal.
NOWTHEREFORE, 1, Robert A. Pettit, Mayor of the City of NorthAugusta, South Carolina, do
hereby proclaim December 4, 2020, as `Arbor Day"in North Augusta, South Carolina, and urge
all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
further, I urge all citizens to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-
being of this and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of North
Augusta, South Caro it , o be affixed this 16`h day of November, 2020.
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
City of North Augusta