Originally Posted By trailsend KT ~ I'm confused. Check out this link: <a href="http://www.arborday.org/arborday/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.arborday.org/arbord ay/index.cfm</a> Celebrate Arbor Day on April 28, 2006! What is Arbor Day? Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April. And also, this explanation is for my buddy smedley!
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk "I speak for the trees." I will have to watch Dr. Suess's "The Lorax" today in honor of Arbor Day. And then again in April!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom It was explained on the news today that many southern states celebrate Arbor Day in February as that is a better time to plant trees than in April, in the south.
Originally Posted By trailsend Oh, OK!! Sounds good to me!! And as for planting time, that is so true.
Originally Posted By smedley Marvellous, thanks trails, to be relied upon as always! I will be doing the trees a favour and not planting any, I have the blackest thumb in the world lol!
Originally Posted By seanyoda Well, here's the explanation as to why Kennesaw Tom is celebrating Arbor Day today... As explained on <a href="http://www.arbor-day.net/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.arbor-day.net/index .htm</a> The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) who proposed that a special day be set aside dedicated to tree planting and increasing awareness of the importance of trees. Nebraska's first Arbor Day was an amazing success. More than one million trees were planted. A second Arbor Day took place in 1884 and the young state made it an annual legal holiday in 1885, using April 22nd to coincide with Morton's birthday. In the years following that first Arbor Day, Morton's idea spread beyond Nebraska with Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota and Ohio all proclaiming their own Arbor Days. Today all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day although the dates may vary in keeping with the local climate. At the federal level, in 1970, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day. The various state's Arbor festivals (in some states, the Arbor festival lasts a week) are listed at <a href="http://www.arbor-day.net/arbor-day-state-dates.htm" target="_blank">http://www.arbor-day.net/arbor -day-state-dates.htm</a> Arbor Day is also now celebrated in other countries including Australia. Variations are celebrated as 'Greening Week' of Japan, 'The New Year's Days of Trees' in Israel, 'The Tree-loving Week' of Korea, 'The Reforestation Week' of Yugoslavia, 'The Students' Afforestation Day' of Iceland and 'The National Festival of Tree Planting' in India.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Hey Tom back at ya buddy .... Reminds me the classic, "It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown ! " -- Good ol Sparky -- I know it is heresy here on LP--but I put Charlles Schulz in the team photo with Walt on geniuses we may never see the likes of again. Also interesting from Wilkepedia that ABC ( DISNEY) owns the master tapes and obviously feels no one is interested in this special -- and we wonder why our kids never learn anything any more -- don't teach them about Arbor Day - but put Desperate Housewives on while the kids are still up.. ---------------------------------- It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in 1975. To celebrate Arbor Day, everybody works together to plant a garden. Unfortunately, the garden is located in Charlie Brown's baseball field, and he has a game with Peppermint Patty's team approaching. This show was the last with music composed by Vince Guaraldi, who is best known for the Peanuts' signature tune, "Linus and Lucy." Unfortunately, as time has passed, the show has fallen out of favor and the master tape is currently rusting away in ABC's video library -----------------------------
