The first Arbor Day in the US was held in 1872. Since then, the event has really taken root. On the last Friday of April, people across the country mark the occasion by planting trees, often dedicating them to a loved one. It"s also a great day to celebrate trees themselves. As well as providing homes for countless species of animals, trees absorb carbon dioxide and clean the air we breathe. They also help to keep cities cooler and can even play a role in preventing floods.
Arbor Day
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Fibonacci Day
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Red Planet Day
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
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World Teachers Day
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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A river runs through it
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Social climbing
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Let s run em up!
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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A tale of almonds and bees
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Halo around the sun
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At the shore of an inland sea
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A splash by the sea
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A Great view from above
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