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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Crapo, and Ms. Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 719
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
the country a better place to live;
Whereas Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of April
each year; and
Whereas April 24, 2026, marks the 154th anniversary of
Arbor Day: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) recognizes April 24, 2026, as “Arbor Day”;
(2) celebrates the 154th anniversary of Arbor Day;
(3) supports the goals and ideals of Arbor Day; and
(4) encourages the people of the United States to
participate in Arbor Day activities.