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AGENDA TITLE: Arbor Day Proclamation
MEETING DATE: March 18, 2009
PREPARED B Y Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Mayor Hansen present a proclamation proclaiming April 4, 2009, as
Arbor Day in the City of Lodi.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff would like to invite the Mayor, the City Council, and the
City Manager, to this year's Arbor Day Celebration and Community
Event from 10 a,m, to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009, at
Henry Glaves Park, 2206 Oxford Way. Participants will be provided
tree, mistletoe and recycling education. Tree seedlings, spring cleanup materials and refreshments will
be available. Additionally, the community will be invited to help plant seven new donated trees, along
with helping with young tree maintenance on the existing Centennial Cork Oak park trees.
This year's celebration is being organized and funded through a group effortfrom the Public Works,
Parks & Recreation and Electric Utility Departments; Tree Lodi; Lodi Improvement Committee; Waste
Management; Lodi Unified School District; Wal-Mart; Lodi Arts Commission; and Boston Market Corp
Arbor Day's Beginnings
On January 4, 1872, Julius Sterling Morton first proposed a tree -planting holiday, to be called "Arbor Day,"
at a meeting of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture. The date was set for April 10, 1872. It was estimated
that more than 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day.
Arbor Day was officially proclaimed by Nebraska Governor Robert W. Furnas on March 12, 1874, and the
day itself was observed April 10, 1874. In 1885, Arbor Day was named a legal holiday in Nebraska, and
April 22nd, Morton's birthday, was selected as the date for its permanent observance. During the 1870s,
other states passed legislationto observe Arbor Day and the tradition began in schools nationwide in 1882
Arbor Day is now observed in many other countries.
Lodi has been designated as a Tree City USA for a seventh consecutive year. This designation affords
us preference over other communities for grant money for trees or forestry programs and gives us an
enhanced public image as a city that cares about its trees.
In the City of Lodi, trees are very important. The celebration of Arbor Day gives an opportunity to learn
about trees and take positive action to make the world a better place.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
F. Wallv SVandelin
Public Works Director
Prepared by George M. Bradley, Streets and Drainage Manager
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