The City of Monroe will celebrate Arbor Day with the students at Arborwood Elementary Campus on April 29 and plant 14 trees along Riverview Ave. in the process.
The celebration of Arbor Day is especially important in the City of Monroe because (Julius) Sterling Morton, teh founder of Arbor Day, lived in Monroe from 1834 to 1854. To help promote the many beneficial uses of wood, Morton proposed a three planting holiday which is Arbor Day.
To learn more about Arbor Day, please check out the news release which is attached to this posting.
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Arborwood Arbor Day
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