Arbor Day Foundation Fast Facts

The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization of nearly one million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, celebrate and nurture trees.

The Arbor Day Foundation:

• Began in 1972 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Arbor Day.
• Is one of the world’s largest nonprofit conservation organizations dedicated to planting trees. The Foundation plants and distributes more than 10 million trees each year.
• Works with the U.S. Forest Service to plant trees in America’s national forests and the National Association of State Foresters to plant trees in state forests.
• Recognizes more than 3,400 communities through the Tree City USA program, which honors cities and towns that are committed to planting and nurturing trees.