History of Arbor Day
Sunday April 13, 2008
Soon, we celebrate Arbor Day (which always falls on the last Friday of April).
Think of Arbor Day as the "holiday of trees." No, the trees don't get to take a day off from work! But if you enjoy trees, it's not a bad day to express some sort of statement to that effect (plant a tree!), or study up on the history of Arbor Day, or at least meditate on the importance of trees to humanity. For those of you curious about the history of Arbor Day, I've provided a short article on the subject.
Read article: History of Arbor Day
Photo ©2006 David Beaulieu (licensed to About, Inc.)
Think of Arbor Day as the "holiday of trees." No, the trees don't get to take a day off from work! But if you enjoy trees, it's not a bad day to express some sort of statement to that effect (plant a tree!), or study up on the history of Arbor Day, or at least meditate on the importance of trees to humanity. For those of you curious about the history of Arbor Day, I've provided a short article on the subject.
Read article: History of Arbor Day
Photo ©2006 David Beaulieu (licensed to About, Inc.)
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Wow… I must say that this proves how terrible a society we’ve become. These are TREES! Good grief, come on… let’s all go hug a tree and say THANK YOU! The idiocy of your statement and the simple fact that we even have an Arbor Day demonstrates the total lack of any sort of appreciation for how the trees got here in the first place.
Do not misinterpret what I am saying, for I think we need to stop whacking away all the trees to establish these megadivisions of homes that eventually leave the summers hot and miserable. I do think, however, that establishing a day for “trees” is just as ridiculous as “meditating” about “the importance of trees to humanity.”
The Earth Day coincident with the case to trim or not.
Really memorable.
Hey MJP (if you’re still out there),
Perhaps you could elaborate on just “how the trees got here in the first place.” I’d like to think you might have a fine botanical lesson in mind; I’d hate for you to withhold such a lesson from us. I suspect, however, that your version of “how the trees got here in the first place” would take a mythological path, rather than an educational one.