Arbor Day : April's Newsletter

       J. Sterling Morton moved from Detroit to the Nebraska Territory in 1845, where he became a journalist that wrote about and advocated the importance of tree planting. He advocated the importance of trees to keep soil in place, shade, build materials, water control and fuel in the mid-west of the United States. Soon after, he became the Secretary of the Nebraska Territory where he advocated the value of planting tree. January 4, 1872 Morton proposed a tree planting holiday called "Arbor Day," were April 10, 1872 was set as the day to celebrate. The first Arbor Day in Nebraska was estimated to have planted more than one million trees.
       Arbor Day has been declared National Holiday that celebrates the planting of trees where each state has it owns Arbor Day date depending the best time to plant a tree that state. Planting a tree is building a future for our children and the country as a whole. The planting a tree decreases total carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, helps with soil erosion, produces clean oxygen, provides shade to cool your house, creates wind blocks, provides fuel, and wildlife.

  "On average, one tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year. Two mature trees can provide enough oxygen for a family of four." ~Environment Canada, Canada's National Environmental Agency~

"EPA states that the proper shade tree placed on a property can decrease cooling cost of a house during summer by 40%." 

       To help provide a future for our children and our local community Treeman Tom and Consulting is tossing around the idea of creating a non-profit Arbor Day Project to promote, plant and educated: the public, business, and children. This project is looking to hold fundraisers, community planting days, community classes on planting, pruning, care of trees, school activities, and much more. Please take the time to take our survey to help us collect information that is much needed in the process of forming such a project, only with our support, will such a project be possible. Arbor Day Survey