S.Res. 719

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 719 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 719

Celebrating the 154th anniversary of Arbor Day.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Crapo, 
and Ms. Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to

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RESOLUTION

Celebrating the 154th 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 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.
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