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ARBOR DAY AND ARBOR <br /> MONTH PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS,trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today and enrich <br /> our lives by purifying air, soil and water; and <br /> WHEREAS, trees help conserve and protect soil from erosive forces, moderate <br /> temperatures, reduce stormwater runoff, and provide habitat for life of all kinds; and <br /> WHEREAS, trees provide beautiful recreational settings and promote personal, <br /> community, and ecosystem health; and <br /> WHEREAS, trees increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of <br /> business areas, create jobs through forest products and are a renewable resource; and <br /> WHEREAS, activities such as construction damage, regional and distant source <br /> pollution, as well as certain diseases and pests, threaten our trees, creating the need for <br /> concerted adaptive and collaborative action by locally planting, nurturing and protecting <br /> trees for benefit of citizenry, economy and ecology; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Ramsey has been recognized for the 25th consecutive year <br /> (2016), as a Tree City USA. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, April 28, 2017 is hereby designated <br /> as Arbor Day and the month of May, 2017, is hereby designated as Arbor Month in the <br /> City of Ramsey in recognition of the myriad benefits that trees provide. <br /> Adopted this 1 lth day of April, 2017. <br /> (SEAL) <br /> Mayor <br /> City Clerk <br />