Arbor Day

||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR |||

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 with the planting of
more than a million trees in Nebraska and is now observed throughout
the world; and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and
spiritual renewal and host a multitude of benefits for people, wildlife,
and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Town is honored and enthusiastic to be recognized for
its seventh year as a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day
Foundation and desires to continue its tree-planting practices;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Raymont C. Jackson, do hereby
proclaim,

Friday, April 12, 2024
Arbor Day

in the Town and call upon the residents of Friday Harbor and our
neighbors throughout San Juan County to promote the well-being of this
and future generations by supporting efforts to plant, care and protect
our woodlands.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the Town of
Friday Harbor to be affixed this
9th day of April 2024.

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Raymont C. Jackson, Mayor