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AGENDA TITLE: Arbor Day Proclamation
MEETING DATE: March 16,2011
PREPARED BY: Park Superintendent
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Mayor Johnson present a proclamation proclaiming 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. This year's eventwill be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Saturday, April 2,2011, at Katzakian Park, 2735 W. Turner Road.
Participantswill be provided tree, mistletoe and recycling education. Tree seedlings, spring cleanup
materials and refreshmentswill be available. Additionally, the community will be invited to help plant
three donated trees and helpwith maintenance on the existing memorialtrees located on the property.
This year's celebration is being facilitated by Tree Lodi and funded through a group effortfrom the Public
Works, Parks& Recreation and Electric Utility Departments; Tree Lodi; Lodi Improvement Committee;
Waste Management and Lodi Arts Commission.
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 State 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 has
now spread beyond the United States and is observed in many countries of the world.
Lodi has been designated as a Tree City USA for an eighth consecutive year. This designation affords
us preference over other communitiesfor grant money for trees or forestry programs and gives us an
enhanced public image as a city that cares about its trees. The celebration of Arbor Day gives an
opportunityto learn about trees and take positiveaction to make the world a better place.
FISCAL IMPACT:
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
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Interim Director Parks and Recreation
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Konradt Bartlam, City Manager