Posted
on April 24, 2015
Today
the Arbor Day Foundation
urges us to celebrate trees. Why trees?
Trees combat climate change and global warming, because they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. In just one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the amount of CO2 produced by an ordinary gas-burning car traveling 26,000 miles.
Trees also clean the air, keep cities and property shaded and cool, and protect from wind and sound pollution.
Trees
save water by shading thirsty lawns and transpire moisture into the
air. The prevent soil erosion and even help prevent water pollution.Of course, trees provide habitats to many animals and even other plants, and they provide wood, nuts and seeds, and fruits that we and other animals use.
There are many other positive aspects of trees – including their beauty of course! No doubt about it, healthy, well-maintained trees provide a great diversity of benefits to the environment and to people!
A
day for trees – especially for planting trees – occurs in many
different nations. In the U.S., Arbor Day is held on the last Friday
of April,
but many states hold Arobor Days on other dates as well. I've already talked about Arbor Days in a few other nations - Israel,
Honduras,
and Uganda - so check out those earlier posts for more on trees.
A brief history of Arbor Day
The
first known Arbor Day in the world was held in a small village in
Spain, in Villanueva de la Sierra, way back in 1805. The local priest
led the efforts to hold a tree-planting holiday, but the entire town
joined in.
The
first American Arbor Day was held in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in
1872. It is estimated that more than a million trees were planted in
Nebraska on that day!
A
newspaper editor was the fellow who launched that Nebraskan Arbor
Day. A couple of decades later, a conservationist from DuBois,
Pennsylvania, convinced President F.D. Roosevelt to make a
proclamation about the importance of trees to the children of
the nation.
Celebrate!
Find out which tree you should be for Arbor Day!
- Find out which tree you should plant for Arbor Day.
- Check out a tree activities Pinterest board.
- Drink in the beauty of Bored Panda's “most beautiful trees” list.
- Build a treehouse!
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