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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 10
Author: Dickinson (D), et al
Amended: 3/3/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/3/11
SUBJECT : California Arbor Week
SOURCE : California ReLeaf
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims the week of March 7 to
March 14 of each year as California Arbor Week, and urges
California residents to observe the week with appropriate
tree planting activities and programs.
ANALYSIS :
Resolution findings:
1. Trees planted in urban areas play a significant role in
meeting the state's greenhouse gas emission reduction
targets by sequestering carbon as well as reducing
energy consumption; and, trees directly contribute to
improving California's air quality by reducing air
pollution, removing airborne particulates from the
atmosphere, and helping to purify the air.
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2. Trees play a significant role in protecting and
purifying California's limited water resources by
reducing surface runoff, contributing to storm water
management activity, and protecting urban water
resources; and, trees provide essential habitat for much
of California wildlife, including many listed,
threatened, and endangered species.
3. Trees are a vital resource in beautifying our urban
environment and serve as an important psychological link
with nature for California's urban residents and
underserved communities.
4. Arbor Day is celebrated nationally to encourage
Americans to maintain and replenish our country's vast
forests, orchards, and woodland; and, in California, we
observe Arbor Day on the birthday of Luther Burbank, a
famed California horticulturalist whose life's labor
produced hundreds of plants and trees that have
contributed to the natural splendor and food production
in our state.
This resolution proclaims the week of March 7 to March 14
of each year as California Arbor Week and urges California
residents to observe the week with appropriate tree
planting activities and programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/8/11)
California ReLeaf (source)
California Urban Forests Council
CTW:do 3/8/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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