To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Jeff Brauer, Director of Parks and Recreation
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Proclamation: Arbor Day 2022 (For Presentation - Approved on March 15, 2022, by a vote 6-0)
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Executive Summary
Staff requests that the 2022 Arbor Day Proclamation (Attachment A) be considered as an agenda item at the Tuesday, April 5 Town Council meeting. Mayor Jason Gray will read the proclamation to proclaim April 15, 2021 as Arbor Day as Colorado’s Arbor Day is the third Friday of April.
For over thirty years, the Town of Castle Rock has maintained its status as a Tree City USA Community, along with over 3,400 cities and towns across the country. These communities work with the Arbor Day Foundation to demonstrate they meet the standards of sound urban forestry management.
Each year, the Town of Castle Rock Parks and Recreation Department organizes volunteer outings to plant trees throughout the community and to celebrate the benefits of trees and the work accomplished to maintain them.
Attachments
Attachment A - Proclamation