[Arbor Day 2023]
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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO LEANDER MORGAN PARK AS WE CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ALSO, UH, THE RECOGNITION OF, UH, CITY OF NEWBURN RECEIVING ITS TREE CITY USA STATUS FOR A 27TH YEAR.
UM, ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE, UH, I'M HONORED RETA RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF NEWBURN FOR ACHIEVING ITS 27TH YEAR.
THE CITY OF NEWBURN IS ONE OF 80 CITIES AND TOWNS IN NORTH CAROLINA OF OVER 3,600 IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION, IT'S AN HONOR, AND I WAS EXCITED TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE DRESSED IN GREEN FOR ARBOR DAY, AND THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME IT WAS ST.
PATRICK'S DAY, BUT EITHER WAY, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, UH, THAT TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO READ OUR PROCLAMATION.
IT SAYS, WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS A NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY TREE GROWING, PLANTING, AND CARE DATING BACK TO 1872, WHEREAS RECOGNITION OF THIS IMPORTANT HISTORICAL TRADITION AND THE PRACTICAL AS WELL AS AESTHETIC VALUE OF THESE TREES IS A YEAR LONG EFFORT IN THE CITY OF NEW BERN.
AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY SERVES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD WORK OF CITY EMPLOYEES, RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS, LOCAL GARDEN CLUBS, CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS, AND THE MANY SERVICE GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE PRESERVATION AND EXPANSION OF OUR URBAN FOREST.
SO THESE FOR THE TAKING OR YES.
THE COMMUNITY FOREST PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF NEWBURN THRIVES BECAUSE THE COMBINATION OF DEDICATION OF THE TREE BOARD MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, HOMEOWNERS, AND ALL RESIDENTS WHO TAKE PRIDE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF NEW, UH, PROUD TO PRESENT THE CITY OF NEWBURN WAS YOUR 27TH YEAR TREE CITY USA AWARDS.
AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY REMINDS US ALL OF THE BASIC NEEDS FOR TREES, SUCH AS THEY HELP CLEAN THE AIR, PROTECT WILDLIFE, SAVE HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, CONSERVE ENERGY PRODUCTION, BLOCK POLLUTION OF RIVERS AND STREAMS, REDUCE SOIL EROSION, AND PROVIDE A SENSE OF COMFORT, SHELTER, AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.
NOW THEREFORE, I JEFFERY TETA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWBURN, ON BEHALF OF THE NEWBURN BOARD OF ALDERMAN DU HIRO PLAIN MARCH 17TH, 2023, AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF NEWBURN AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE ITS MEANING BY PLANTING, REPLACING OR PROTECTING THEIR TREES AND WOODLANDS, AND BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROPER SELECTION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF TREES TO MAKE THEM LAST LONGER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS IN ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS.