When is Earth Day?
April 22. The first Earth Day was in 1970.

Why was Earth Day started?
Earth Day is an observance held each year to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth.

Who started Earth Day?
Gaylord A. Nelson, a former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, is credited as the founder for the April 22 Earth Day.


April 22 is also the birthday of Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day a national tree-planting holiday started in 1872. According to the National Arbor Day Foundation "the most common day for the state observances is the last Friday in April . . . but a number of state Arbor Days are at other times to coincide with the best tree planting weather." It has since been largely eclipsed by the more widely observed Earth Day, except in Nebraska, where it originated. An Address by J. Sterling Morton on Arbor Day April 22, 1885

Trees and the benefits they contribute to each of us everyday are definitely worth celebrating on Earth Day.


30-second spots - mp3
Economic Value of Trees
Environmental Value of Trees
Planting Trees
Think Before You Plant

Website links for Earth Day
Benefits of Trees to Communities - Georgia Forestry Commission
Earth Day - Earth Share of Georgia
EarthDay. gov - Portal for U.S. governement events and information
Earth Day - Earth 911
Earth Day Network
Celebrate Earth Day – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Celebrate Earth Day - The Nature Conservancy
What are you doing for Earth Day - World Wildlife Fund