Clawson to Celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday

What's your favorite tree in Clawson? Do you have one in particular that you like to sit underneath for some shade, or perhaps one that you swung from on an old tire?

Arbor Day is on Friday, April 26. The city asks residents to celebrate on Saturday, April 27, by planting or caring for trees.

Clawson has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation for 23 years, an ongoing testament to the value that local officials and residents place on trees and woodlands in town.

Although most of the benefits of trees are common knowledge — from beautifying available real estate to providing resources to aiding natural processes — here are some quick facts you may not know about the celebration.

The following information comes from a recent City Council resolution passed in support of Arbor Day:

• In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees.
• This holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska.
• Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world.

If you know of any events taking place this weekend to celebrate Arbor Day, leave a comment!