Arbor Day
Arbor Day is an international program to celebrate trees. LAVGC partners with Alden Lane Nursery, the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, and Davey Tree Expert Company to celebrate California's Arbor Day with an educational school program.
California's Arbor Day is actually a whole week. A California State resolution in 2011 proclaimed March 7-14 as California Arbor Week.
LAVGC volunteers participate in two ways:
- Club members assemble seed packets. Pacific coast seed has been participating with this program by providing seeds.
- Club members give presentations to participating second grade classrooms in Pleasanton. The volunteers share information about the origin of Arbor Day, Luther Burbank's horticultural contributions, and the many benefits of trees. Each student receives a packet of California poppy seeds and an informational Arbor Day brochure.
Note: The pandemic has changed how the public schools choose to integrate programs from outside groups into their school days. Fewer schools have been interested in having our volunteers give presentations. LAVGC will be exploring different ways of helping the school children to learn about Arbor Day.
Participation
This activity is open to all LAVGC members. No experience is necessary. The Arbor Day chairperson will train volunteers as needed.
Meeting times
See the newsletter for information about when LAVGC volunteers are needed for Arbor Day activities. About a month before Arbor Day the LAVGC Arbor Day committee chair will request volunteers to help prepare the packets to be given to the school children and give Arbor Day talks at the elementary schools.
For more information and to be added to the group's mailing list, send email to the leaders on Contact Us.