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National Arbor Day in the United States is the last Friday of April, a day for trees.
The next date is April 30, 2027. Dates follow Mountain Time, America/Denver. Stories below are from the archive.
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A short prompt for a teacher to use with children. This page is for adults.
Sketch a tree on the school grounds and label the trunk, leaves, and shade. Planting needs permission from the school and a spot that already allows it.
More stories a teacher can read aloud are in the Kids section.
ScienceThe DNR says partners, from private landowners to people planting on their own, helped reach the milestone. New trees also went in at Havenwoods, the state's only urban state forest, in Milwaukee.
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CommunityA citizens' group records species, height, and trunk size along the Mula and Mutha with a phone app. The city says it will look at that data when it checks its own tree census.
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CommunityThe fifth annual planting at the Surrey park added native trees and shrubs along Highway 1, part of a month of volunteer plantings across Metro Vancouver parks.
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CommunityThe National Trust said the botanic-garden tree, planted in 1859 and about 20 metres tall, took nearly a third of the votes.
Verified · ABC NewsFive true, uplifting stories in your inbox at 6 a.m. It takes two minutes to read and it sets the tone for the whole day.