119-sres187

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 187 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 187

 Celebrating the 153rd anniversary of Arbor Day.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 29, 2025

 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, 
 Mr. Ricketts, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted the following resolution; 
 which was considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

 Celebrating the 153rd anniversary of Arbor Day.

Whereas Arbor Day was founded on April 10, 1872, to recognize the importance of 
 planting trees;
Whereas Arbor Day is a time to recognize the importance of trees and an 
 opportunity for communities to gather and plant for a greener future;
Whereas Arbor Day is observed in all 50 States and across the world;
Whereas participating in Arbor Day activities promotes civic participation and 
 highlights the importance of planting and caring for trees and 
 vegetation;
Whereas Arbor Day activities provide an opportunity to convey to future 
 generations the value of land and stewardship;
Whereas working forests have contributed to an increase in the number of trees 
 planted in the United States and are sustainably managed, with less than 
 2 percent of working forests nationally harvested each year;
Whereas a key factor in preventing forest conversion and deforestation is 
 keeping forests productive;
Whereas working forests are a critical part of a nature-based solution to 
 climate change, and by providing a continuous cycle of growing, 
 harvesting, and replanting, active forest management maximizes the 
 ability to sequester and store carbon and improves forest resilience;
Whereas private forests play an important role in conserving at-risk and 
 declining species, and collaborative conservation efforts can benefit 
 species while also helping to keep forests as forests;
Whereas sustainably grown wood can be used in a wide variety of resilient 
 infrastructure and building applications--from traditional timber 
 framing to high-tech mass timber--and as a natural, renewable, and 
 biodegradable material, the significant use of wood building materials 
 in buildings and bridges helps decrease global carbon emissions;
Whereas the Arbor Day Foundation and the Tree City USA program have been 
 committed to greening cities and towns across the country since 1976, 
 and, in that time, more than 3,500 communities have made the commitment 
 to becoming Tree City USA communities;
Whereas Tree City USA communities are home to more than 47 percent of 
 individuals in the United States, who are dedicated to core standards of 
 sound urban forestry management and who dedicate resources and time to 
 urban forestry initiatives, which helps make their communities and our 
 country a better place to live;
Whereas National Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of April each year; 
 and
Whereas April 25, 2025, marks the 153rd anniversary of Arbor Day: Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) recognizes April 25, 2025, as ``National Arbor Day'';

    (2) celebrates the 153rd anniversary of Arbor Day;

    (3) supports the goals and ideals of National Arbor Day; 
 and

    (4) encourages the people of the United States to 
 participate in National Arbor Day activities.
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