IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 378 
Celebrating the 149th anniversary of Arbor Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, and Mr. KILMER) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the 149th anniversary of Arbor Day. 
Whereas Arbor Day was founded on April 10, 1872, to recog-
nize 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 de-
forestation 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 conserva-
tion efforts can benefit species while also helping to keep 
forests as forests; 
Whereas sustainably grown wood can be used in a wide vari-
ety 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 nat-
ural, 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 commit-
ment 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 dedi-
cated to core standards of sound urban forestry manage-
ment and who dedicate resources and time to urban for-
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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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 149th anniversary of Arbor 
Day; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Arbor Day; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to participate in National Arbor Day activities. 
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