Five Things You Need to Know About Arbor Day
Friday, April 26 is Arbor Day. Find out how the day to celebrate everything lush and green began, and what it really means.
1. The annual celebration began in Nebraska after pioneer J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree-planting holiday to the state's Board of Agriculture in 1872. Morton was a major advocate of planting trees and other greenery. 2. Many states, including New Jersey, celebrate Arbor Day on the last Friday of April. But, some states celebrate on other dates, to coincide with planting seasons in January and February in the South, and May in the North. 3. The purpose of Arbor Day is to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. The national Arbor Day Foundation distributes and plants about 15 million trees each year. 4. Planting trees in urban and suburban areas helps clean the air, curb stormwater runoff, raise property values, sequester carbon, and …
