Trees at the Chamber
Kathrine Alderman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Arbor Day is something that has been established for a long time, Richard Nixon proclaiming it as the last Friday in April nationally in 1970. Individual states, however, still conduct their own Arbor Day at various times of the year. Florida, along with Louisiana, is the first to celebrate Arbor Day each year on the third Friday of January. This year that is this Friday, Jan. 15. In celebration of Florida's Arbor Day, citizens are encouraged to do thei