This year’s theme is “Trees Grow with Us and for Us.” Encourage schools in your community to join in! Each year over 1,500 Massachusetts fifth graders participate in the Arbor Day Poster Contest. The winners reap rewards including art supplies, ice cream, and a tree for their school. Themes from recent years included “Trees are Champions in My Community,” (2015), “Trees are Terrific and Good for Our Health!” (2014) and “Celebrate a Tree” (2012) – all selected to encourage students to think about trees in new ways. Find more information on the DCR Urban and Community Forestry Program website www.mass.gov/dcr/urban-and-community-forestry and click Branching Out on the right.
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