The first Arbor Day in the US was held in 1872. Since then, the event has really taken root. On the last Friday of April, people across the country mark the occasion by planting trees, often dedicating them to a loved one. It"s also a great day to celebrate trees themselves. As well as providing homes for countless species of animals, trees absorb carbon dioxide and clean the air we breathe. They also help to keep cities cooler and can even play a role in preventing floods.
Arbor Day
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Headed to the High Country
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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Ring of fire
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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Celebrating women in science
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Welcome to California
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Life in the slow lane
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Incense making, Vietnam
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Winter in the Wild West
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Leaves of Grass
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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