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Arbor Week

Arbor Week is time set aside to educate the community about the importance of trees and honor the important role trees play in our daily lives. The Oregon State Legislature has decreed that the first full week of April shall be designated as Arbor Week. It provides an opportunity for students to become aware of the benefits of the preservation and perpetuation of forests. Arbor Week demonstrates the importance of growing of timber. It is a time when we conduct activities and tours that encourage the planting, protection, and preservation of trees and shrubs and a greater understanding of the environment and means for preserving and improving it.

Each April in Albany the Tree Commission works together with the Urban Forestry Department and local schools and organizations to commemorate Arbor Week. Past celebrations have included Heritage Tree tours, sawing demonstrations, tree plantings, and horticultural tours.

For more information on Arbor Week contact Craig Carnagey, the City's Urban Forester at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Additional information on Arbor Day can be found elsewhere on this Arbor Day Foundation website including a more extensive history of Arbor Day, a complete list of all state Arbor Day celebrations, a list of state trees (Oregon's is the Douglas-fir) and a variety of other notable tree facts, figures, and advice.

So then what is Oregon Arbor Week?

Well, in Oregon we like to be different, so we set aside an entire week to honor trees. The Oregon State Legislature has decreed that the first full week of April shall be designated as Arbor Week. The Oregon Revised Statutes read:

Section 336.015 Arbor Week.

1. The first full week in April shall be known as Arbor Week. In order that pupils in the public schools shall be made better aware of the benefits of the preservation and perpetuation of forests and the growing of timber and of the environment, the district school board shall cause to be conducted, during school hours, activities which tend to encourage the planting, protection and preservation of trees and shrubs and a greater understanding of the environment and means for preserving and improving it.

Last updated on Monday, April 02, 2012 03:14 PM