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Springville proclaims April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day; city highlights tree program
Summary
Springville City Council accepted a proclamation designating April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day, noting the city's long-running tree program, the number of municipal trees, and a planned school planting event.
Springville City Council proclaimed April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day and heard a presentation on the city's tree program, including the city's designation as a Tree City and a planned elementary-school planting event.
Stacy, a city staff member who presented the proclamation, read historical language and the city's declaration, and told the council that Springville has been a Tree City for 46 years and manages 36,235 trees (a figure she said does not include privately owned trees). She said the city will hold an Arbor Day observance at the city elementary school at 1 p.m. on the declared day.
The proclamation text Stacy read traces Arbor Day to J. Sterling Morton and lists benefits of trees, including erosion control, energy savings, habitat, and beautification. "Trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of the business areas, and beautify our community," she read, and added that trees "are a source of joy and spiritual renewal." The proclamation urged "all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations."
Stacy described ongoing maintenance and outreach activities that support the Tree City designation, including annual reporting and partnerships with youth groups for plantings. She said the city's tree inventory number excludes private trees and noted that the city has replaced and planted new trees this year; in her remarks she referenced planting figures that were unclear in the transcript (she mentioned both "56" and "156" in describing recent plantings).
Council members Snelson and Millsap led an invocation and the pledge of allegiance before the proclamation. Several council members asked about resources for residents selecting appropriate trees; Stacy said the city's arborist meets with residents and that the city is working to add species-selection guidance to its website.
The council did not take a formal vote on the proclamation during the record of remarks captured in the transcript; the proclamation was presented and read to the council and public.
