Arbor Day Programs KBB Arbor Day Programs

           Georgia's Arbor Day -  3rd Friday February                                                                                   “Arbor Day…which has already transplanted itself…to every state in the American Union and has even been adopted in foreign lands…is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day (1872)                                                                            

Keep Bartow Beautiful recognizes the ernergy saving benefits of trees in our community and encourages the continued planting of trees by celebrating Georgia's Arbor Day!  Click HERE to access studies that quantify the "Environmental Services"  that trees provide.  

This year Keep Bartow Beautiful celebrated another successful Georgia Arbor Day (Friday February 15^th of 2013).  KBB with the help of our partners celebrated by giving away 2,000 tree seedlings to Bartow County residents beginning @9AM.  Our very own Bartow County Master Gardeners were on hand to, not only give out seedlings, but to give out planting advice. And, because trees help to conserve energy, GA Power handed out energy saving CFL Lightbulbs as well. KBB along with GA Power encourages you to take the "Change A Light Change the World Pledge" . .  Locations for the 2013 seedling and CFL light bulb give-away were: 

2013 Locations were: Bartow County Frank Moore Building, Cartersville City Hall, Emerson City Hall, Kingston City Hall and the Georgia Highlands Campus.		

The seedlings featured this year were Native White Dogwood & River Birch trees.

To see the Daily Tribune article on Bartow's (2013) Arbor Day Events click HERE!

                                                         The 2013 Partnership  

 Also, we'd like to thank the Cartersville Woman's Club for their monetary donation!

More About Arbor Day

Although National Arbor Day is celebrated the fourth Friday in April, some states, including Georgia, choose to celebrate Arbor Day on a date that corresponds to the best time to plant trees in the area.  For GA that is the 3rd Friday of February. Our seedlings are grown by the Georgia Forestry Commission and so are conditioned to Georgia's climate.

To see the Daily Tribune article on Bartow's (2012) Arbor Day Events click HERE!

 2011 Activities included:  

	Thursday, February 17th - 11:30 a.m. at Atco Community Park Tree Planting with Sharp Top Trees, Cartersville Parks and Recreation Dept., Keep Bartow Beautiful Board, Bartow Master Gardeners, Cartersville City Council, and Cartersville Women’s Club plant two large Two Red Maples.
	Thursday, February 17, 2011 - City of Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini  and City Council signed a proclamation for Georgia’s Arbor Day, with community partners present.
	(2011) Arbor Day- Bartow County Master Gardeners passed out tree seedlings at five area locations: Bartow County Courthouse, Adairsville City Hall, Cartersville City Hall, and Emerson City Hall, Kingston City Hall.  Tree selections in 2011 included red maple, redbud, sawtooth oak, and longleaf pine.  Keep Bartow Beautiful purchased tree seedlings from the Georgia Forestry Commission for community distribution, and the Master Gardeners coordinated the effort to distribute and hand out the seedlings, while providing planting instructions.

Other community tree plantings took place at Bartow County’s Hamilton Crossing Park and at Douglas Street United Methodist Church. 

To see the Daily Tribune article on Bartow's (2011) Arbor Day Events click here!

 Let us hear LET US HEAR YOUR SUCCESS STORIES - if you've received our Arbor Day trees in the past we'd love to know how well they are doing. Email your story and pictures to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    

Let us know how you celebrate Arbor Day - Arbor Day programs can include educational displays, school tree plantings, and the addition of trees to the Georgia Urban Forest Council's Landmark and Historic Trees Registry.  Currently, the state listing includes the Springbank Oak on Hall Station Road in Bartow County.  Other trees are being considered, including the Beasley Gap-Old Pine Log Village Pine Tree.  To nominate an historic or landmark tree, email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Keep Bartow Beautiful has maintained a Great Tree Hunt Listing of the largest trees in Bartow County in the past. These trees are nominated by their owners, or by local citizens, and are judged by tree experts as the largest submitted. If you have a tree that needs to be nominated email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

For more information on trees, go to the Georgia Urban Forest Council site at www.gufc.org. There you can see the complete listing for the Landmark and Historic Trees Registry. The Georgia Forestry Commission also has information about ordering tree seedlings, planting procedures, and more. They may be visited at www.gfc.state.ga.us. You may also visit the National Arbor Day Foundation at www.arborday.org.


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