The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities and forests throughout the world. The Foundation's stated mission is "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees."
60-641: The Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 1969, the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance. Through the global reforestation program, the Arbor Day Foundation and international partners have replanted more than 108 million trees lost to fire, insects, disease, and weather in forests in the United States and around the world. These rejuvenated forests help to protect watersheds, stabilize soil, restore wildlife habitats, improve air quality and create jobs. Founded in 1976 and co-sponsored by
120-621: A 1,700-acre (6.9 km ) living history museum of over 4,000 different types of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. His son, Paul Morton , was a Vice President of the Santa Fe Railroad and President of the Equitable Life Insurance Company , and although J. Sterling was a Bourbon Democrat (i.e. conservative Democrat), Paul served as Secretary of the Navy under Teddy Roosevelt from 1904 to 1905 as
180-527: A 30-room mansion. His son, Joy, expanded it to a 52-room mansion that is a look-alike of the White House in what is now Arbor Lodge State Historical Park , Nebraska City, Nebraska . On the surrounding estate, Morton indulged his fascination with trees, planting many rare varieties and heirloom apple trees. Respected as an agriculturalist, Morton sought to instruct people in the modern techniques of farming and forestry. Among his most significant achievements
240-454: A Nobel Peace Prize for planting of trees and caring for them all over Kenya. With the Kenyan government launching a campaign to plant 15 billion trees by 2032, they launched National Tree Growing Day with very aggressive targets for the number of trees to be planted. The first national public holiday was November 13, 2023. The second was May 10, 2024, with a goal to plant one billion trees in
300-485: A decree that it should be observed on the 2nd Thursday of July. National Tree Planting Day is on the 2nd Saturday of May and October. The first National Tree Planting Day was celebrated May 8, 2010. Namibia's first Arbor Day was celebrated on October 8, 2004. It takes place annually on the second Friday of October. Since conference and of the Food and Agriculture Organization 's publication World Festival of Trees , and
360-867: A highway near Nebraska City, Nebraska, which is made up of U.S. Route 75 and Nebraska Highway 2 , is named for him. J. Sterling Morton Magnet Middle School in Omaha, Nebraska , also bears his name, as do Morton College (a community college) and J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 in Berwyn and Cicero, Illinois . His son, Joy Morton , is the founder of the Morton Salt Company , Chicago, Illinois. The son also created The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, in 1922. Today, Joy Morton's original 400-acre (1.6 km ) Thornhill Estate, which he acquired in 1910, has been transformed into
420-625: A manifesto in defence of the trees that was sent to surrounding towns to spread the love and respect for nature, and also he advised to make tree plantations in their localities. The first American Arbor Day was originated by J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City, Nebraska , at an annual meeting of the Nebraska State board of agriculture held in Lincoln . On April 10, 1872, an estimated one million trees were planted in Nebraska . In 1883,
480-662: A newspaper. When he was fourteen, Morton's parents sent him to Wesleyan Seminary in Albion, Michigan , about 100 miles (160 km) northwest. In 1850, Morton enrolled in the University of Michigan . In his junior year he attempted to launch a new periodical, the Peninsular Quarterly and University Magazine , which proved short-lived. He was an active member of the Chi Psi fraternity , and opposed an attempt by
540-681: A resolution of the United Nations in 1954: "The Conference, recognising the need of arousing mass consciousness of the aesthetic, physical and economic value of trees, recommends a World Festival of Trees to be celebrated annually in each member country on a date suited to local conditions"; it has been adopted by the Netherlands . In 1957, the National Committee Day of Planting Trees/Foundation of National Festival of Trees ( Nationale Boomplantdag / Nationale Boomfeestdag )
600-461: A single day. North Korea marks "Tree Planting Day" on March 2, when people across the country plant trees. This day is considered to combine traditional Asian cultural values with the country's dominant Communist ideology. In South Korea , April 5, Singmogil or Sikmogil (식목일), the Arbor Day, was a public holiday until 2005. Even though Singmogil is no longer an official holiday, the day
660-501: A tradition and takes place every year. National tree plantation day of Pakistan (قومی شجر کاری دن) is celebrated on 18 August. Since 1947, Arbor Day in the Philippines has been institutionalized to be observed throughout the nation by planting trees and ornamental plants and other forms of relevant activities. Its practice was instituted through Proclamation No. 30. It was subsequently revised by Proclamation No. 41, issued in
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#1732772880360720-660: A version of his statement from which the conditionals had been removed, making it a straightforward admission of fault. Morton wrote a letter to the Detroit Free Press in which he retracted his original statement, declaring that he had not "...meanly petitioned, implored and besought the Faculty for mercy, for... the Latin-scratched integument of a dead sheep." He was re-expelled and not allowed to graduate with his class. In 1856, under unclear circumstances, he
780-501: A vision for school students of New Zealand to be involved in planting native trees and plants in their school grounds. This vision bore fruit and schools in New Zealand have long planted native trees on Arbor Day. Since 1977, New Zealand has celebrated Arbor Day on 5 June, which is also World Environment Day . Prior to then, Arbor Day was celebrated on 4 August, which is rather late in the year for tree planting in New Zealand, hence
840-421: A vision to protect and restore the indigenous biodiversity. Since 1975, Niger has celebrated Arbor Day as part of its Independence Day : 3 August. On this day, aiding the fight against desertification , each Nigerien plants a tree. Having in mind the bad condition of the forest fund, and in particular the catastrophic wildfires which occurred in the summer of 2007, a citizens' initiative for afforestation
900-504: A zip code look-up tool to find your hardiness zone. ARBOR DAY FARM This natural educational center in Nebraska City , Nebraska , is the birthplace of Arbor Day, with 260 acres of land and outdoor exploration. Arbor Day Farm is home to Lied Lodge & Conference Center, an environmentally sustainable hotel with 136 guest rooms and a full-service meeting center dedicated to supporting tree planting, conservation, and stewardship around
960-549: Is a semi- official holiday in Israel ; schools are open but Hebrew-speaking schools often go on tree-planting excursions. Japan celebrates a similarly themed Greenery Day , held on May 4. Historically, Kenya celebrated National Tree Planting Day on April 21. Often people plant palm trees and coconut trees along the Indian Ocean that borders the east coast of Kenya. They plant trees to remember Prof. Wangari Maathai, who won
1020-526: Is held on the last Friday of July for schools and National Tree Day the last Sunday in July throughout Australia. Many states have Arbour Day, although Victoria has an Arbour Week, which was suggested by Premier Rupert (Dick) Hamer in the 1980s. International Day of Treeplanting is celebrated in Flanders on or around 21 March as a theme-day/educational-day/observance, not as a public holiday. Tree planting
1080-465: Is on July 22. "Dia del Arbol" was celebrated on June 28, 2022, as defined by Chile's Environment Ministry Arbor Day (植樹節) was founded by the forester Ling Daoyang in 1915 and has been a traditional holiday in the Republic of China since 1916. The Beiyang government 's Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce first commemorated Arbor Day in 1915 at the suggestion of forester Ling Daoyang . In 1916,
1140-651: Is sometimes combined with awareness campaigns of the fight against cancer: Kom Op Tegen Kanker . The Arbor Day (Dia da Árvore) is celebrated on September 21. It is not a national holiday. However, schools nationwide celebrate this day with environment-related activities, namely tree planting. Arbour Day is celebrated on November 22. It is sponsored by the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands. Activities include an annual national Arbour Day Poetry Competition and tree planting ceremonies throughout
1200-590: Is still celebrated, with the South Korean public continuing to take part in tree-planting activities. National Tree Planting Day is usually on March 21 depending on the lunar cycle. National Tree Planting Day is on the second Saturday in November. National Tree Planting Day is on the 2nd Monday of December. The Día del Árbol was established in Mexico in 1959 with President Adolfo López Mateos issuing
1260-714: The American Forestry Association made Birdsey Northrop of Connecticut the chairman of the committee to campaign for Arbor Day nationwide; Northrop further globalized the idea when he visited Japan in 1895 and delivered his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message. He also brought his enthusiasm for Arbor Day to Australia , Canada , and other countries in Europe . Beginning in 1906, Pennsylvania conservationist Major Israel McCreight of DuBois, Pennsylvania , argued that President Theodore Roosevelt 's conservation speeches were limited to businessmen in
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#17327728803601320-552: The Kansas-Nebraska Act to become a Democratic newspaper editor during the turbulent era of " Bleeding Kansas ," when southeast Nebraska was an important location for abolitionist mobilization and a stop on the Underground Railroad . Morton used his positions as newspaperman and Secretary of the territory to oppose the so-called "Black Republicans" in the legislature, often using racist arguments. During
1380-835: The National Association of State Foresters and the United States Forest Service , the Tree City USA program provides a framework for communities to manage and expand their public trees. More than 3,900 communities have achieved Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $ 2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. Today, in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico nearly 155 million Americans are living in Tree City USA towns and cities. In 2018,
1440-634: The Arbor Day Foundation launched the Time for Trees initiative to plant 100 million trees in forests and communities around the world and engage 5 million tree planters by the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation in 2022. In 2019, Team Trees was formed when YouTube creators MrBeast and Mark Rober joined with the Arbor Day Foundation to raise $ 20 million to plant 20 million trees. The campaign crowdfunded $ 20 million in 56 days. More than 800,000 people donated from 200 countries and territories. The campaign set
1500-542: The Civil War he was a harsh critic of President Lincoln and was considered a racist, Southern-sympathizing, copperhead Democrat with questionable loyalty to the Union, although he supposedly opposed succession as well as abolition. After the war he helped make opposition to Black civil rights a leading issue for Democrats. In 1860, Morton ran for the office of Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska. He
1560-497: The Czech Republic is celebrated on October 20. Arbor Day is on January 15. Arbor Day ("Tag des Baumes") is on April 25. Its first celebration was in 1952. Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival, occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted. It was initiated in 1950 by K. M. Munshi, the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, to create an enthusiasm in
1620-477: The Unfolding of a Nationwide Voluntary Tree-planting Campaign. This resolution established the Arbor Day (植树节), also March 12, and stipulated that every able-bodied citizen between the ages of 11 and 60 should plant three to five trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in seedling, cultivation, tree tending, or other services. Supporting documentation instructs all units to report population statistics to
1680-537: The United States about conservation. On April 15, 1907, Roosevelt issued an "Arbor Day Proclamation to the School Children of the United States" about the importance of trees and that forestry deserves to be taught in U.S. schools. Pinchot wrote McCreight, "we shall all be indebted to you for having made the suggestion." Arbour Day has been observed in Australia since 20 June 1889. National Schools Tree Day
1740-593: The cases of Natividad and Tayug in Pangasinan and Santa Rita in Pampanga. Julius Sterling Morton Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper editor and politician who served as President Grover Cleveland 's secretary of agriculture . He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat , taking a conservative position on political, economic, and social issues, and opposing agrarianism . Among his most notable achievements
1800-438: The citizenry in tree planting activity". It was subsequently revised by Proclamation 643 in the succeeding year. In 2012, Republic Act 10176 was passed, which revived tree planting events "as [a] yearly event for local government units" and mandated the planting of at least one tree per year for able-bodied Filipino citizens aged 12 years old and above. Since 2012, many local arbor day celebrations have been commemorated, as in
1860-572: The date change. Many of the Department of Conservation 's Arbor Day activities focus on ecological restoration projects using native plants to restore habitats that have been damaged or destroyed by humans or invasive pests and weeds. There are great restoration projects underway around New Zealand and many organisations including community groups, landowners, conservation organisations, iwi , volunteers, schools, local businesses, nurseries and councils are involved in them. These projects are part of
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1920-590: The death of Sun Yat-sen , who had been a major advocate of afforestation in his life. Following the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan in 1949, the celebration of Arbor Day on March 12 was retained. In People's Republic of China, during the fourth session of the Fifth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China in 1979 adopted the Resolution on
1980-467: The enthusiastic support of the entire population. While Napoleon was ravaging Europe with his ambition in this village in the Sierra de Gata lived a priest, don Juan Abern Samtrés, which, according to the chronicles, "convinced of the importance of trees for health, hygiene, decoration, nature, environment and customs, decides to plant trees and give a festive air. The festival began on Carnival Tuesday with
2040-441: The faculty to discourage such secret societies. In May 1854, six weeks before Morton was due to graduate, the university's Board of Regents dismissed the head of the medical department, Dr. J. Adams Allen, a popular faculty member. That evening, Morton, a friend and admirer of Allen's, addressed a mass meeting protesting Allen's dismissal and other seemingly autocratic actions taken by university officials. The following day, Morton
2100-417: The first documented arbor plantation festival in the world organized by its mayor in 1594. The place remains as Alameda de los Remedios and it is still planted with lime and horse-chestnut trees. A humble granite marker and a bronze plate recall the event. Additionally, the small Spanish village of Villanueva de la Sierra held the first modern Arbor Day, an initiative launched in 1805 by the local priest with
2160-504: The globe. Tree Adventure, an award-winning nature-themed attraction, and Arbor Lodge State Historical Park are also part of Arbor Day Farm. Arbor Day Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees . Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season. The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held
2220-600: The government announced that all provinces of the Republic of China would celebrate the on the same day as the Qingming Festival , April 5, despite the differences in climate across China, which is on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar . From 1929, by decree of the Nationalist government , Arbor Day was changed to March 12 [ zh ] , to commemorate
2280-578: The last Friday in April to the first Sunday in May. Prince Edward Island celebrates Arbour Day on the third Friday in May during Arbour Week. Arbour Day is the longest running civic greening project in Calgary and is celebrated on the first Thursday in May. On this day, each grade 1 student in Calgary's schools receives a tree seedling to be taken home to be planted on private property. National Tree Planting Day
2340-506: The local afforestation committees for workload allocation. Many couples choose to marry the day before the annual celebration, and they plant the tree to mark beginning of their life together and the new life of the tree. National Tree Planting Day is on November 6. "Día del Árbol" is on June 15. "Dia del Árbol" (Day of the Tree) was first observed on October 10, 1904, and today is officially observed on June 21 of each year. Arbor Day in
2400-590: The local newspaper, the Nebraska City News . Morton served briefly in the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives (1855–1856). He was appointed Secretary of Nebraska Territory by President James Buchanan on July 12, 1858, a position he held until 1861. The 26 year old Morton also served as Acting Governor of Nebraska from December 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859. Morton moved to Nebraska City shortly after passage of
2460-481: The lumber industry and recommended a campaign of youth education and a national policy on conservation education. McCreight urged Roosevelt to make a public statement to school children about trees and the destruction of American forests. Conservationist Gifford Pinchot , Chief of the United States Forest Service , embraced McCreight's recommendations and asked the President to speak to the public school children of
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2520-534: The mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees. The name Van Mahotsava (the festival of trees) originated in July 1947 after a successful tree-planting drive was undertaken in Delhi , in which national leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru , Dr Rajendra Prasad and Abul Kalam Azad participated. Paryawaran Sachetak Samiti, a leading environmental organization conducts mass events and activities on this special day celebration each year. The week
2580-684: The multi-volume Illustrated History of Nebraska . He also began publishing a weekly periodical, The Conservative . Morton died on April 27, 1902, in Lake Forest , Illinois , where he was seeking medical treatment; his wife, Caroline, had died two decades earlier, in June 1881. The Morton home and estate in Nebraska City are now a state park, the Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum . In 1937,
2640-616: The people. They are also taught how to plant trees. The Jewish holiday Tu Bishvat , the new year for trees, is on the 15th day of the month of Shvat , which usually falls in January or February. Originally based on the date used to calculate the age of fruit trees for tithing as mandated in Leviticus 19:23–25, the holiday now is most often observed by planting trees or raising money to plant trees, and by eating fruit, specifically grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates. Tu Bishvat
2700-433: The record for the biggest YouTube collaboration and fundraiser in history notable donors such as Elon Musk and Tobias Lütke , who each donated over a million dollars. The goal to reach 20,000,000 trees was reached on December 19, 2019. and as of October 2023 #TeamTrees has raised $ 24 million Arborday.org has a comprehensive set of guides and extensive information about tree species, selection, planting, and care, including
2760-659: The ringing of two bells of the church, and the Middle and the Big. After the Mass, and even coated with church ornaments, don Juan, accompanied by clergies, teachers and a large number of neighbours, planted the first tree, a poplar, in the place known as Valley of the Ejido. Tree plantations continued by Arroyada and Fuente de la Mora. Afterwards, there was a feast, and did not miss the dance. The party and plantations lasted three days. He drafted
2820-503: The same year. In 1955, the commemoration was extended from a day to a week and moved to the last full week of July. Over two decades later, its commemoration was moved to the second week of June. In 2003, the commemorations were reduced from a week to a day and was moved to June 25 per Proclamation No. 396. The same proclamation directed "the active participation of all government agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations, private sector, schools, civil society groups and
2880-472: The school grounds attractive, and the latter to inspire the children with a spirit of patriotism" (p. 222). This predates the claimed founding of the day by Don Clark of Schomberg, Ontario for his wife Margret Clark in 1906. In Canada, National Forest Week is the last full week of September, and National Tree Day (Maple Leaf Day) falls on the Wednesday of that week. Ontario celebrates Arbour Week from
2940-622: The state of Nebraska donated a bronze statue of Morton to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol . However, because of his long history of virulent, unapologetic, racism and political corruption, his statue was replaced by a statue of Willa Cather in 2023. Morton is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame , inducted in 1975. The J. Sterling Morton Beltway,
3000-568: The territory. Cambodia celebrates Arbor Day on July 9 with a tree planting ceremony attended by the king. The day was founded by Sir George William Ross , later the premier of Ontario, when he was minister of education in Ontario (1883–1899). According to the Ontario Teachers' Manuals "History of Education" (1915), Ross established both Arbour Day and Empire Day—"the former to give the school children an interest in making and keeping
3060-532: Was awarded an honorary Bachelor of Arts degree by Union College of Schenectady, New York ; in 1858, the University of Michigan faculty reversed his expulsion and awarded him a diploma. At the age of 22, in fall 1854, he moved with his bride, Caroline Joy French, to the Nebraska Territory , and in 1855 purchased 160 acres in Nebraska City . Soon after arriving there, Morton became the editor of
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#17327728803603120-602: Was created. On the third Wednesday in March each year (near the spring equinox), three quarters of Dutch schoolchildren aged 10/11 and Dutch celebrities plant trees. Stichting Nationale Boomfeestdag organizes all the activities in the Netherlands for this day. Some municipalities however plant the trees around 21 September because of the planting season. In 2007, the 50th anniversary was celebrated with special golden jubilee activities. New Zealand 's first Arbor Day planting
3180-531: Was decided that Daily should be sworn in. Morton contested the outcome, noting that the Governor issued the second certificate in secret, without the concurrence of the Board of Canvassers and without the proper seal. Some said that Daily's certificate was a forgery. The House reviewed the election returns and rejected many votes, mostly for Morton. In the end they found that Daily had won by 150 votes. Morton built
3240-448: Was expelled from the university, ostensibly for excessive absences and for general inattention to his duties as a student. His expulsion prompted protests from the student body and across the state. He was readmitted after signing a very conditional document, stating that if the charges against him had been true, then his expulsion would have been justified. The readmission did not last. The university president, Henry Philip Tappan, released
3300-577: Was on 3 July 1890 at Greytown , in the Wairarapa . The first official celebration was scheduled to take place in Wellington in August 1892, with the planting of pōhutukawa and Norfolk pines along Thorndon Esplanade. Prominent New Zealand botanist Dr Leonard Cockayne worked extensively on native plants throughout New Zealand and wrote many notable botanical texts. As early as the 1920s he held
3360-460: Was originally named the winner by 14 votes and issued a certificate of election by the Governor. But 7 months later and two months after his term began, amid considerable evidence of irregularities in frontier balloting on all sides, the Governor issued a superseding certificate of election to his opponent, the Republican abolitionist Samuel Gordon Daily . When the session of Congress began, it
3420-522: Was simultaneously celebrated in a number of states in the country. In Iran, it is known as "National Tree Planting Day". By the Solar Hijri calendar , it is on the fifteenth day of the month Esfand , which usually corresponds with March 5 . This day is the first day of the "Natural Recyclable Resources Week" (March 5 to 12 ). This is the time when the saplings of the all kinds in terms of different climates of different parts of Iran are shared among
3480-468: Was started in North Macedonia . The campaign by the name 'Tree Day-Plant Your Future' was first organized on 12 March 2008, when an official non-working day was declared and more than 150,000 Macedonians planted 2 million trees in one day (symbolically, one for each citizen). Six million more were planted in November the same year, and another 12,5 million trees in 2009. This has been established as
3540-481: Was the founding of Arbor Day in 1872. In 1897 he started a weekly magazine entitled The Conservative . Morton was born on April 22, 1832, in the town of Adams in Jefferson County, New York ; his parents, Julius Dewey Morton and Emeline Sterling Morton, ran a general store. In 1834, his parents and his grandfather, Abner Morton, moved to Monroe, Michigan , south of Detroit on Lake Erie ; there, Morton's grandfather and his paternal uncle Edward Morton operated
3600-544: Was the founding of Arbor Day . He is also remembered for his fierce opposition to cutting down healthy trees as Christmas decorations. He became well known in Nebraska for his political, agricultural, and literary activities and from there was appointed as United States Secretary of Agriculture by President Cleveland (1893–1897). He is credited with helping change that department into a coordinated service to farmers, and he supported Cleveland in setting up national forest reservations. In 1897, Morton planned and began to edit
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