Directory of Arbor Day Resources

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The sites listed in this category provide information about Arbor Day including its historical background, significance, and suggestions for celebration.

Arbor Day is celebrated in all 50 U.S. states and in most provinces of Canada. The actual date of Arbor Day varies from state-to-state due to climate. The most common common date is the last Friday in April.

Resources in This Category

• Annie's Arbor Day

  http://www.annieshomepage.com/arborday.html
  Provides information about the holiday's history and includes Bible verses about trees.

• Arbor Day

  http://www.arbor-day.net/
  The history of the observance with information about international "tree" celebrations. Find out when each U.S. state celebrates Arbor Day.

• Arbor Day - Day of Trees

  http://dnr.wi.gov/education/educatorresources/arborDay.html
  Tells about Arbor Day in Australia.

• Arbor Day Information

  http://www.idahoforests.org/arborday.htm
  Features trivia quiz, scavenger hunt suggestions, historical information, and tips for tree planters.

• Celebrating Arbor Day at The Holiday Zone

  http://www.theholidayzone.com/arbor/
  Offers brief history, art and craft activities, songs, action rhymes, word puzzles, coloring pages, printable worksheets, word wall, and poems.

• J. Sterling Morton Creates Arbor Day

  http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/treasures/j_sterling_morton.htm
  Online exhibit from Nebraska State Historical Society includes an excerpt from Morton's diary written two days before the first observance.

• Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month

  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/arbormonth/teachersguide.html
  Printable PDF guides for kindergarten through middle school teachers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

• The Arbor Day Foundation

  http://www.arborday.org/
  Provides resources for the nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and tree care.

• Today in History: April 10

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr10.html
  The Library of Congress presents a brief history of the first Arbor Day.

 

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