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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 194 

Celebrating the 149th anniversary of Arbor Day. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2021 

Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BRAUN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. WICKER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the 149th 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 such activities provide an opportunity to convey to 

future generations the value of land and stewardship; 


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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 bridges to 

high-rise buildings made of mass timber—and as a natural, renewable, and biodegradable material, substituting 

wood for other materials in buildings and bridges could 

significantly 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 3,400 communities have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City USA; 

Whereas Tree City USA communities are home to more than 

143,000,000 people in the United States who are dedicated to core standards of sound urban forestry management and who dedicate resources and time to urban forVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Apr 30, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR194.IS SR194

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estry 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 30, 2021, marks the 149th anniversary of 

Arbor Day: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes April 30, 2021, as ‘‘National 

3 Arbor Day’’; 

4 (2) celebrates the 149th anniversary of Arbor 

5 Day; 

6 (3) supports the goals and ideals of National 

7 Arbor Day; and 

8 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

9 to participate in National Arbor Day activities. 

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