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If 10,000 Biters planted a tree on Arbor Day, the net CO2 emissions reduction would be equal to taking 19 Hummers off the road for a year.
COCKTAIL FACT
Nebraska is the only state where Arbor Day is observed as a public holiday. Judges, librarians, and other state employees all have the day off to plant a tree or four.
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Want to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Appleseed, minus the mileage?
The Bite
This Arbor Day, spend a little green to plant a little green. Plant a tree, or contribute to an organization that plants trees and watch your donation grow, literally.The Benefits
- Show your lungs some love. Trees purify the air and prevent global warming by absorbing up to 800 lbs of CO2 every year.
- Spend money to make money. Trees provide wildlife habitat, scenery, and shade while increasing property values, and donations to the organizations we’ve listed are tax-deductible.
- Cooler home, hotter savings! Trees planted on the west and south sides of a building can reduce cooling costs by 8-18%.
- Curb erosion. Trees intercept up to 36% of the rainfall around them, minimizing floods and water pollution caused by stormwater runoff.
Personally Speaking
When Heather was a kid, she brought an Arbor Day tree home from school to plant. It’s a monstrous shade tree now, thwarting her parent’s garden sunlight (note to self: trees get a LOT bigger over 25 years, so place them carefully).Wanna Try?
- American Forests - plants trees around the U.S. and specifically in regions affected by Hurricane Katrina. Also, you can purchase a planting in memoriam.
- The National Arbor Day Foundation - receive 10 free trees with membership.
- Adopt-a-Rainforest - preserve rainforest acreage worldwide.
- Locate a tree-planting organization in your state and volunteer.
Apr 27,2006
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I grew up in the middle of the Rockies, but I honestly never went hiking until I was about 10 or so. My best friend's dad took us on a hike, and I remember - at first - thinking that it seemed stupid to walk at a slow pace through the woods, no real destination in sight.
But somewhere on that aimless walk, I understood that call to the woods. It made some sort of inexplicable sense to me.
Years later, sweaty Brooklyn summer, I received a heart-wrenching call. My best friend's dad - a dad of sorts to me - had died unexpectedly. My heart broke mainly for my friend. But a little piece of it mourned for me - for that loss of the first person who really showed me the woods.
That first lost Father's Day, I bought a plot of trees from the American Forests in memoriam. To this day, it might be the best money I ever think I spent.
This fall, I'm heading to that best friend's wedding in Italy. And we are doing a hike in honor of her dad.
A little Montana Rockies blending into the Italian peaks, and again, I think it's fitting.
-Heather... off to look at old photo albums...
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Posted by: Chris | June 24, 2007 at 09:43 PM