Every year in communities around the world, earth is dug up to make homes for new trees in honor of Arbor Day.
Arbor Day, which started as a proposal by J. Sterling Morton to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture in 1872, is a special day set aside for planting trees.
The children of the Child Development Center joined the Schriever community in this effort during a ceremony held April 27 in front of the center.
During the ceremony, Andy Schlosberg, assistant district forester, Colorado State Forrest Service, Woodland Park District, called to mind the focus of Arbor Day and the importance of planting trees.
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