STAUNTON — Shenandoah Green is celebrating “EarthTober” with a number of events this month. From poetry to tree planting, spend some time this fall in appreciation of your home planet. Here are the ...

Arbor Day was first celebrated on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. The conversation surrounding climate change action can often feel too lofty for individuals to have a measurable impact, but on this Arbor ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root. That year, April 10 ...

Florida celebrates Arbor Day earlier than other states, on the third Friday in January. The cooler temperatures make it better for tree planting. Florida first established Arbor Day in 1886, making it ...