National Arbor Day Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.http://www.shareguide.com/arbor.html The foundation began September 3, 1971 with a mission "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees". The Foundation is supported by donations, selling trees and merchandise, and by corporate sponsors. The Arbor Day
Holiday was founded more than 120 years ago in Nebraska City, Nebraska, by J. Sterling Morton.
The Nature Explore Club (briefly called Kids Explore Club) is a program designed to help educators, parents, and caregivers connect young children with nature. The program has grown steadily to provide activities and projects for preschool through third grade as well as give educators an opportunity to build and certify a Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom using safe, durable, natural components.
Carly's Kids Corner, is a program designed for 4th grade and up. The mascot, Carly Cardinal
, was used since the 1980s. It features games such as Who Wants to Be a Treelionaire (parody of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire).
Arbor Day
Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.Many...
Holiday was founded more than 120 years ago in Nebraska City, Nebraska, by J. Sterling Morton.
Programs
The Foundation encourages communities across the nation to become Tree City USAs by meeting four standards:- The community must have a tree board or department.
- The community must have established on ordinance for tree care.
- There must be a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita.
- The community must have an Arbor DayArbor DayArbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.Many...
observance and proclamation.
The Nature Explore Club (briefly called Kids Explore Club) is a program designed to help educators, parents, and caregivers connect young children with nature. The program has grown steadily to provide activities and projects for preschool through third grade as well as give educators an opportunity to build and certify a Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom using safe, durable, natural components.
Carly's Kids Corner, is a program designed for 4th grade and up. The mascot, Carly Cardinal
Carly Cardinal
Carly Cardinal is the mascot known for his motto, "Trees are Terrific!". He is the mascot for the National Arbor Day Foundation, used in a PSA that began airing in the 1980s and continues to air today. The mascot still exists on the arborday.org website, Carly's Kids Corner, which features games....
, was used since the 1980s. It features games such as Who Wants to Be a Treelionaire (parody of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire).
See also
- SustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
- BiodiversityBiodiversityBiodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
- EcologyEcologyEcology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
- Earth ScienceEarth scienceEarth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences...
- Natural environmentNatural environmentThe natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
- RecyclingRecyclingRecycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
- Greenwashing