Arbor Day

According to Delmarva arborist, Lou Meyer, the day is about more than just celebrating trees. Meyers says trees add so much to our lives that it's easy to take ...

Dr. Stotts says basic pruning and educating yourself about fertilizer are great ways to help your trees thrive. Meyers also says climate change and land development are constant tree threats. Meyers says trees add so much to our lives that it’s easy to take them for granted.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. –April 29, 2022– Monroe Township. tree. today announced its designation as 2021 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of ...

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of Foresters. Additional information regarding the Tree City USA program is available at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA. Monroe Township achieved the Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: maintaining a tree board or department, passing a tree care ordinance, allocating an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and issuing an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. today announced its designation as 2021 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management for the 31st consecutive year.

Pittsburgh will celebrate Arbor Day with a variety of activities in the city's Mellon Park on Saturday. This year marks a milestone for Arbor Day, with the ...

“On Arbor Day we honor the mission of planting, nurturing and celebrating trees,” Gainey said. The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Pittsburgh as a Tree City USA for the past 17 years. Pittsburgh will celebrate Arbor Day with a variety of activities in the city’s Mellon Park on Saturday.

Nebraska City wasn't known for trees. That is, until a former US Secretary of Agriculture moved there and brought his tree-planting mission with him.

“People do get confused that Nebraska is the home of Arbor Day. That doesn’t make sense; Nebraska isn’t known for trees,” Partsch says. With 150 years of dedicated tree planting in Nebraska City, the landscape does look a little different now. Those trees are all over the city now, in backyards and parks, lining roads and popping up alongside the river bed. As Morton said in an 1885 Arbor Day speech, the holiday recognizes the responsibility that each of us holds. To each generation the trust involves the duty of, at least, permitting no deterioration in the great estate of the family of man during the continuance of the temporary trust. There is also one other tourist attraction in Nebraska City, also related to both trees and J. Sterling Morton: orchards. He wrote editorials about the value of trees, how they would help with erosion and how they could be used for timber and fuel. The holiday is thanks to the efforts of J. Sterling Morton, former US Secretary of Agriculture and newspaper editor. After moving to Nebraska City, Morton (who grew up in Michigan and New York) was struck by the lack of trees. The date changes, based on the best season for planting in the local area, but the idea is the same. There’s a windmill museum, the Lewis and Clark interpretive trails and a site on the historic Underground Railroad. It’s also the home of Arbor Day. Yes, Arbor Day, the holiday dedicated to celebrating trees, began in the flat—and often treeless—prairie stretch of southern Nebraska. “In the 1820s, an army colonel was sent out to do some mapping of the area, and he wrote on his map here ‘Great American Desert,’” says Tammy Partsch, tourism co-ordinator for the Nebraska City tourism board.

Dave Kidd,. RAPID CITY, S.D. — A few new trees were planted on a historic property Friday morning in honor of Arbor Day. 4 29 Bhe Tree Planting Sotvo00 ...

In honor of Arbor Day, the company planted three new birch trees on the historic McGillycuddy House property in Rapid City. RAPID CITY, S.D. — A few new trees were planted on a historic property Friday morning in honor of Arbor Day. Trees planted at historic Rapid City property in honor of Arbor Day

Kimberly-Clark has committed to planting 1.5 million new trees through 2030 with the Arbor Day Foundation as part of a new partnership.

With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. Through a global network of partnerships, the Foundation facilitates projects that empower organizations of all sizes to reach their environmental and sustainability goals through measurable, impactful work. Kimberly-Clark has committed to planting 1.5 million new trees through 2030 with the Arbor Day Foundation as part of a new partnership. The social media campaign is designed to engage the public in learning, sharing, and celebrating trees and tree planting efforts that have a positive impact on the environment. We can’t wait to engage them and their customers to create a healthier environment that stengthens forests and communities.” Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries.

People first began celebrating Arbor Day in Nebraska, but the day is now celebrated nationally. Here in Wisconsin, we celebrate Arbor Day on the last Friday in ...

This will be the City of Milwaukee’s main Arbor Day event, one of several city-wide being hosted by DPW Forestry Services Division. Arborist apprentices, associate degree students and young pre-apprentices from Northcott Neighborhood House will demonstrate their tree-climbing skills while students from area schools participate in a tree planting ceremony. People first began celebrating Arbor Day in Nebraska, but the day is now celebrated nationally. Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive Hales Corners, However, additional funding was needed to provide tree planting throughout the playfield. KOHL’S ARBOR DAY – 9:30AM – Kohl’s Arbor Day Volunteer initiative at Minooka Park on Friday, April 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. where nearly 50 Kohl’s associates will be planting native trees from Johnson’s Nursery and seedlings from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Nursery in celebration of Arbor Day and as part of Kohl’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability.

Volunteers plant over 300 trees in honor of Arbor Day at Minooka Park on April 29.

As of 2020, the West End canopy of trees was at 15 percent, and the goal for the city of Cincinnati is 25 percent.

Folks who are interested in having a tree on their property within the city are encouraged to call (513) 861-9070 to speak with a district forester to help with recommendations, times to plant, etc. Jacob Edwards, Urban Forestry Specialist for the South District in the city of Cincinnati, said, “they [planting trees] improve the air quality in the area, they increase property values, they help with climate change, and they help with people who have asthma, problems like that, so anytime we can put in trees, it’ll help everybody - the neighbors, the people living here - everyone.” CINCINNATI (WXIX) - After an Arbor Day ceremony that featured the Vice Mayor of Cincinnati, Cincinnati city councils members, Board of Park commissioners, Cincinnati Urban Forestry board members, and students from Hays Porter School, city employees and students got to work.