TREE CITY USA AnArbor DoyF FoundationP Progrom *** OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION *** WHEREAS WHEREAS WHEREAS WHEREAS in 1872, the Nebraska Board ofAgriculture established a special day to be set aside for the planting of trees, and this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees inl Nebraska, and Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the trees can be a solution to combating climate change by reducing the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cutting heating and cooling costs, moderating the temperature, cleaning the air, producing life-giving oxygen, and providing habitat for trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and countless other wood products, and trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality ofbusiness areas, and beautify our community, and trees = wherever they are planted - are a source ofjoy and world, and wildlife, and WHEREAS WHEREAS WHEREAS spiritual renewal. Lewisburg, PA April 29, 2023 In the City of Lewisburg trees and woodlands, and NOW,THEREFORE, I,Kendy Alvarez Mayor oft the City of do hereby proclaim as ARBOR DAY and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our Iurge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being oft this and future generations. FURTHER, DATEDTHIS 29th day of April Mayor. 2023 a X Arbor Day Foundation