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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />2026 ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS: Minnesota is home to many of our nation's natural resources, foremost <br />among them are our beautiful and abundant forests; and <br />WHEREAS: Trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today, enriching our <br />lives by purifying the air, conserving soil, water and energy, creating jobs <br />through a large forest products industry, serving as recreational settings, <br />providing habitat for wildlife of all kinds, and creating beautiful <br />landscapes to make our communities more livable; and <br />WHEREAS: Disease and insects threaten our trees, creating the need for concerted <br />action to ensure the future of community and rural forests in our state and <br />throughout the country; and <br />WHEREAS: Each individual can act locally to improve the environment by planting <br />trees and ensuring that these trees are protected and receive proper <br />maintenance in the years ahead; and <br />WHEREAS: Each year on the last Friday in the month of April, the people of Minnesota <br />pay special tribute to the vital natural resource that our trees represent and <br />dedicate themselves to the continued vitality of our state's community <br />and rural forests; <br />NOW, THEREFORE I, Charles Cadenhead, Mayor of the City of Lake Elmo, do <br />hereby proclaim April 25, 2026 to be ARBOR DAY and May to be ARBOR MONTH <br />in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. <br />Signed this April 7, 2026 <br />______________________________ <br />Charles Cadenhead, Mayor