Nature Is All Around You

If you like picturesque nature scenes, you’re going to love the winning photo in the first Arbor Day Foundation Give-A-Tree Card Photo Contest.

Bellvue, Colo., resident Candace McMahan’s photo of a river birch tree along the banks of the Connecticut River near Lyme, N.H., was the photo that caught the attention of the judges. McMahan captured the scene while she was visiting the area to attend her son’s graduation of Dartmouth College.

You can enjoy McMahan’s beautiful photo and plant trees in our nation’s forests all at the same time! Her winning photo will be featured on a Give-A-Tree Card, which you can purchase at www.arborday.org/giveatree.

Steamboat Springs’ Lorax

Here’s an interesting story about the city arborist in Steamboat Springs, Colo.:  http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2010/jul/06/locals-2010-george-hine/.

It’s great that there are people like George Hine in the world who diligently work to care for and protect our trees!

It’s Arbor Day — Plant Trees!

Happy Arbor Day everyone!

Today’s a great day to plant trees. If you planted a tree (or many trees) today, tell us about it.

Did you ever wonder about the benefits trees give us? Here’s a cool new application available at arborday.org that lets you see how your trees are impacting the environment and your wallet. It’s called the National Tree Benefits Calculator and it’s available at www.arborday.org/calculator. Just go to the link, enter some basic information and you’ll receive a report detailing the benefits of your trees. It was developed by our partners at the Davey Tree Expert Company and Casey Trees, and it’s available on our Web site.

Check it out!

Alabama Fifth-Grader Wins Arbor Day National Poster Contest

Congratulations to Wyatt Dunn of Huntsville, Ala., for winning the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest.

Wyatt’s winning poster was selected to be the best out of all the finalists from 46 states and the District of Columbia. More than 70,000 fifth-graders entered the poster contest this year.

The theme of the poster contest was “Trees are Terrific … and Energy Wise,” which was chosen to help students better understand the important role trees play in energy conservation.

Check out Wyatt’s winning poster!

Arbor Day Foundation, AT&T Partner to Plant Up to 1 Million Trees

Here’s a really great promotion that will plant up to 1 million trees. AT&T is teaming up with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in our nation’s forests. AT&T is making a donation of one tree for each customer who opts for paperless billing in 2010.

So, if you’re a customer of AT&T, visit www.att.com/paperfree, sign up for paperless billing and AT&T will plant a tree in your honor.

How cool is that?

AT&T is challenging its customers to plant 1 million trees by the end of the year. This is a great example of how a corporation can make a positive impact on the earth.