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 place to place due to climate. The most common common date is the last Friday in April.
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- Arbor Day The history of Arbor Day with information about international "tree" celebrations. Find out when each U.S. state celebrates Arbor Day.
- Celebrating Arbor Day at The Holiday Zone Offers brief history, craft projects, songs, action rhymes, word puzzles, coloring pages, and assorted poems about trees.
- About Arbor Day Offers a short introduction to the holiday, along with coloring pages and craft activities.
- EnchantedLearning.com: Arbor Day Crafts Offers craft projects, coloring pages, and reproducibles.
- Today in History: April 10 The Library of Congress presents a brief history of the first Arbor Day.
- J. Sterling Morton Creates Arbor Day Online exhibit from Nebraska State Historical Society includes an excerpt from Morton's diary written two days before the first observance.
- Environmental Education for Kids: Happy Arbor Day Story describing what the holiday is and how trees are beneficial.
- Nature Explore Provides information about planting and caring for trees, games, puzzles, and information about the importance of trees.