Volunteers are an essential part of planting and caring for trees in communities. Now there is a quick and easy way to find opportunities to help out near where you live. The arbordaynow.org Volunteer Center is a new part of the Arbor Day Foundation website that matches volunteers and local needs. Simply type in your [...]
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Arbor Day Foundation Volunteer Center
Posted in Arbor Day, Volunteering, tagged Arbor Day Foundation, trees, Volunteers on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mayor William Cocchi, City of Mansfield
Posted in Arbor Day, Tree City USA, Tree Ordinances, tagged Georgia, Mansfield, Tree City USA, Tree Planting, trees, urban forestry on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
William Cocchi has been a successful Mayor for the City of Mansfield since 1992. In 2007 he formed the Mansfield Tree Board, adopted a tree ordinance, and exceeded budget requirements to meet the requirements for certification in the Tree City USA program. The City of Mansfield and Mansfield Elementary School partner each year for a [...]
Arbor Day in Georgia
Posted in Arbor Day, tagged Arbor Day, Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission, tree benefits, Tree City USA, Tree Planting, trees on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Get out your shovels; it’s time to celebrate trees in Georgia! Remember the first tree you planted in elementary school, or the one you climbed as a child? Every tree planted on Arbor Day helps clean the air and water, beautify neighborhoods, provide homes for wildlife, conserve energy, prevent soil erosion, create a legacy, and [...]
Fourth Grade Foresters Project
Posted in Arbor Day, tagged Fourth Grade Foresters Project on November 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This post was sent to me by Sarah Henne, Fourth Grade Foresters Project Coordinator, 1701 South 17th, Suite 2D, Lincoln, NE 68502. Sarah writes, “The Fourth Grade Foresters Project is an effort to revitalize the celebration of Arbor Day and we do this by getting individually packaged tree seedlings into the hands of local fourth graders. [...]
Conyers Celebrates Arbor Day
Posted in Arbor Day, Tree City USA, tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, College and University Trees, Conyers, Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission, Tree City USA, Tree Planting on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Conyers Arbor Day event was held in Eastview Cemetery Park on Thursday, Oct. 27th. Rockdale Career Academy FFA class assisted City personnel and the Georgia Forestry Commission with planting an ‘October Glory’ Red Maple that was donated by Moon’s Tree Farm. A Tree City USA flag was presented to Mayor Randy Mills in celebration of Conyers’ [...]
Trees for Dade: 5,000 trees to tornado victims and Free Benefit Concert
Posted in Arbor Day, Community Tree Groups, Seedlings, Tree City USA, Tree Planting, tagged Arbor Day, Arbor Day Foundation, Georgia, Tree City USA, Tree Planting, Trees for Dade, Trenton, urban forestry on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dade County, GA was greatly damaged by the recent tornadoes. The Trenton Tree City Tree Board (Tree City) has purchased 5,000 trees to give away to residents and businesses that have suffered damage during the 2011 storm season. To raise awareness for its cause, Trenton’s Tree City is hosting a free benefit in Trenton’s City Park on [...]
Moon Trees in Georgia?
Posted in Arbor Day, Trail of Trees, tagged Arbor Day, Georgia, Moon Trees, Trail of Trees, Tree Planting on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have a Moon Tree? NASA is searching for these special trees grown from seeds carried aboard Apollo 14 in 1971. Check out this article in USA Today on Thursday, Feb. 17th by Elizabeth Weise for more information and an email address to let NASA know about your tree. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-02-17-Moontrees17_ST_N.htm?csp=34news As a part of the [...]
Remembering Mary Helen Ray in Forsyth Park
Posted in Arbor Day, Community Tree Groups, Trail of Trees, tagged Arbor Day, Georgia Forestry Commission, Savannah Tree Foundation, Trail of Trees, Tree Planting on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Tim Womick, Guest Author Forsyth Park is the center of downtown Savannah. Loaded with majestic trees, the historic park dates back to 1851. On Saturday, February, 19th, in the park’s rich black soil, three young dogwoods were lovingly planted in memory of the remarkable woman and nationally know tree enthusiast, Mary Helen Ray. Before the [...]
Friday Update from the Trail of Trees
Posted in Arbor Day, Trail of Trees on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here today’s blog post from guest author, Tim Womick of the “Trail of Trees.” Arbor Day comes but once a year. And in Georgia it’s the third Friday in February. Today in Savannah, one could tell spring was near as tulip magnolias began to burst forth in flower. I recall a Georgia Arbor Day seventeen years [...]
Thursday Update from The Trail of Trees
Posted in Arbor Day, Trail of Trees on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Guest Author, Tim Womick From Woodbine to St. Mary’s, the Georgia Arbor Day “Trail of Trees” Tour excited, engaged and inspired hundreds of new tree enthusiasts of all ages today. As we arrived at Woodbine, the last of their new 34 “Making the Shade” trees were being planted. GFC staff and community volunteers, led by the Woodbine Tree Board, [...]
