Arbor Day 2024: How to combat climate change by planting the best tree
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April 26, 2024
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/planting-trees-combat-climate-change-arbor-day-109625091
The conversation surrounding climate change action can often feel too lofty for individuals to have a measurable impact, but on this Arbor Day, change can begin at the root.
Planting trees in honor of Arbor Day is a longstanding American tradition that dates back to 1872, and while climate and landscape factors have changed since the holiday’s inception, the motivation remains crucial.
“There has never been a more important time to be planting trees than right now,” Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, told ABC News ahead of the annual holiday.
Across the country, U.S. forests offset 16% of greenhouse gases emitted from transportation, industrial heating and other climate polluters, according to the foundation.
When was Arbor Day established?
The history of Arbor Day dates back to 1872 in Nebraska when a local newspaper editor named J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree-planting holiday at a State Board of Agriculture meeting, according to the Arbor Day Foundation.
Trees offer building materials and fuel and act as windbreaks to keep soil in place for agriculture, and in Nebraska, the lack of ground cover was detrimental, according to the foundation.
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