Gov. Kate Brown proclaims April as Oregon Arbor Month
April has been proclaimed Oregon Arbor Month.
Gov. Kate Brown made a proclamation last week establishing a monthlong recognition of trees and planting as a result of more than a year of collaboration with nonprofit organizations and state agencies, but its timing follows statewide wildfires that burned millions of trees.
"Because trees are vital to our individual and communal well-being and future prosperity — and because all Oregonians have a stake in future health and replenishment of our urban and rural forests — there should be more than a single day or week to participate in tree-related activities, reflect on the vital contribution of trees on our individual and communal well-being and honor and celebrate the tree stewardship of our local leaders and volunteers in Oregon's more than 60 Tree Cities a Tree Campuses USA," the proclamation reads.