The City of Prairie Village Arbor Day Event

Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 10:00am
Franklin Park
8700 Roe Avenue
Presented by the Prairie Village Tree Board

On January 4, 1872, J. Sterling Morton first proposed a tree-planting holiday to be called “Arbor Day” at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. The date was set for April 10, 1872. Prizes were offered to counties and individuals for planting properly the largest number of trees on that day. It was estimated that more than one million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day.
An excerpt from “The History of Arbor Day” by the Arbor Day Foundation

Join the Prairie Village Tree Board in celebrating Arbor Day by planting a tree in recognition of this year’s Arbor Day Honoree, the Prairie Village Parks & Recreation Committee.