Arbor Day is a day in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.
The festival originated in the US, but is also celebrated in several other countries. In Commonwealth countries it is sometimes spelled Arbour Day. In Japan, a similarly themed Greenery Day is celebrated.
Arbor Day was the idea of Nebraska pioneer and statesman, J. Sterling Morton, who, in 1872, proclaimed Arbor Day as a day to be set aside for planting trees. More than a million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day. It turned out to be such a good idea that it soon spread to neighboring states. Today, it is celebrated in all 50 states and many countries around the world, often on different dates to best align with the right time for planting in the region. The nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation was started in 1972, the centennial of the first Arbor Day, to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Today, the Foundation has more than a million members who share this mission.
Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of April each year in the United States. The customary observance is to plant a tree.
Arbor Day is the last Friday in April. For 2011, this would be April 29th.
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In 2011, Arbor Day is on Friday, April 29.
Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April.
Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April.
According to a Smithsonian Garden blogpost, titled "Celebrating Trees; Inspiring Arbor Day Stories", the first documented Arbor Day was organized in 1594 by the Spanish mayor in the village of MondoΓ±edo. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, the first Arbor Day in the US was held in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. This event happened after, J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree planting holiday at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. Arbor Day was officially named a state holiday in Nebraska in 1885, and was a celebrated day in most states by 1920. Sources: Arbor Day Foundation and Smithsonian Garden This question was answered by a librarian in training :)
Yes, Arbor Day is a proper noun, the name of a specific day.
Arbor Day is the day where people plant trees for one another to live.
The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872.
Arbor Day happens on the last Friday in April annually.
Arbor Day - film - was created on 1936-05-02.
Arbor Day 2010 in the United States is on Friday 30th April.
Arbor Day and Earth Day celebrate the earth and bring people to plant a tree.
Arbor Day is traditionally celebrated on the last Friday in April. On this special day people are concerned with the planting and care of trees. Arbor Day is celebrated throughout the United States.