Yes, it's the day celebrated in the one of the best and certainly the most elusive of the Charlie Brown/Peanuts specials. For anyone looking for this lost gem, it's only available on the "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" DVD. Good Grief!
Arbor Day was originated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872 by Julius Sterling Morton, the man who was later to become Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. He felt that Nebraska's landscape and economy could benefit from the planting of trees. His idea was incredibly successful and eventually other states adopted their own Arbor Days with the dates depending upon the local climate. In 1970, Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April to be the national Arbor Day.
Other countries also celebrate Arbor Day or a variation thereof. Israel celebrates the New Year's Day of Trees, Yugoslavia celebrates Reforestation Week, Iceland has Students' Afforestation Day, and Japan has Greening Week.
Stop reading now and go plant a tree (or a shrubbery, or a vine, or anything)!
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