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Arbor Day Celebration
On Friday, April 25th, 2025, the Village of Put-in-Bay celebrated its 17th Arbor Day. Twelve people braved torrential rain and wind to participate in the planting of a bur oak.
The tree was planted at the Arbor Day site off Langram Avenue, near the Put-in-Bay Post Office. Funding for the annual event is provided by the Council of the Village of Put-in-Bay.
In the seventeen years since its creation by the Village of Put-in-Bay, the Tree Commission has been instrumental in planting more than fifty trees in the Village and has assisted other organizations in their choice of trees to be planted.
Julius Morton held the first Arbor Day in the United States in Nebraska in 1872, and the Arbor Day celebration continues to grow not only in the United States, but also around the world. Today, Arbor Day is celebrated in over 50 countries of the world, from Brazil to Korea, from China to Venezuela. Arbor Day may be the only holiday that looks to the future.
The Village of Put-in-Bay achieved Tree City USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree Commission continues to meet the four requirements for the award: a tree board, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget, and an Arbor Day celebration.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a million member nonprofit conservation and education organization whose mission is to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Members of the Village of Put-in-Bay Tree Commission are Lisa Brohl, Kelly Faris and Kendra Koehler.
At the Arbor Day Celebration, the Trees of Put-in-Bay pamphlet was distributed. The pamphlet is a collaborative effort between Put-in-Bay Township Park District and the Village of Put-in-Bay Tree Commission. A Put-in-Bay 2025 Arbor Day History Pamphlet was also available.
After the planting the “arborists” enjoyed refreshments and Cameo pizza and lemonade served by Lisa Brohl and Kendra Koehler.
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