Opinion: Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— Arbor Day has its roots in the 1870s, when the horticulturist J. Sterling Morton spearheaded a movement to green Nebraska’s largely treeless plains. Since then, citizens, businesses and governments have marked April 26 by planting trees in schoolyards, parks and neighborhoods. In recent years, tree-planting has been touted as no less than a means of empowering people to combat climate change. Gratifying and photographable, planting a tree seems to be a small but tangible act that almost anyone...
DVIDS—Tree planters were abundant for Fort McCoy’s 2024 Arbor Day celebration; hundreds of trees planted. The 2024 Fort McCoy Arbor Day Celebration was delayed from April 26 to May 1 because of inclement weather but it didn’t stop dozens of people from arriving to the event to plant trees for the good of the future.
www.dglobe.com—Arbor Day tree planting held in Worthington. Worthington Christian School students planted trees at Olson Park
Mother Jones—Cities scramble for trees that can adapt to a changing climate. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard. Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate pitcher-shaped blossoms, thrives on the dry, rocky ridges of Northern California. The small, evergreen tree or shrub is famously drought-tolerant, with some varieties capable […]