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2008. Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School. “…Our 18 th Annual Celebration! ”. “…a holiday that celebrates the future!”. Julius Sterling Morton Founder of Arbor Day Nebraska April 10, 1872. The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good,
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2008 Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School “…Our 18th Annual Celebration! ”
Julius Sterling Morton Founder of Arbor Day Nebraska April 10, 1872 The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful, and the ennobling in man. J. Sterling Morton
New York Last Friday in April Sugar Maple
“He that plants trees loves others beside himself.” Thomas Fuller English Clergyman, Author, and Wit
Dedication Mrs. Weaver
“He who plants a tree plants a hope.” Lucy Larcom
Dedication Mrs. Sargalis
“To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees.” Theodore Roosevelt American President
Dedication Ms. Vavra
http://www.arborday.org Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
How To Plant Trees • Bare Root Trees • Balled & Burlapped Trees • Containerized Trees
Trees may be the most important and useful plants on earth. They provide us with… …oxygen we need to breath… …water that is vital to all living things… …food for both animals and people… …wood that we depend on for our daily lives… …the oasis of shade on a steamy, summer day!
“We do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children!” Old Indian Adage