Arbor Day Celebration
Apply Now to Celebrate Arbor Day with Montgomery Parks!
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is now accepting applications to celebrate Arbor Day at your school.
Montgomery Parks’ Arbor Day Celebration is an opportunity for a day of fun and educational, interactive programs and activities provided by Montgomery Parks for students in grades 3-5, in a public or private school in Montgomery County. The Montgomery Parks’ Arbor Day Celebration meets the event requirement for current and prospective MAEOE Green Schools.
To apply, complete the online form and describe how your institution promotes green practices in school and in the community. Deadline for submissions is April 19, 2019. Winning school will be selected on April 22, 2019.
The school with the winning entry will host the Montgomery Parks’ Arbor Day Celebration on April 30, 2019.
Arbor Day Activities Include:
- Canopy Exploration: Tree Work Demonstration in Tree
- Compost Cooks: Live Composting Demonstration
- Tree Identification
- How Trees Grow: A Study of Growth Rings
- Tree Seedling Giveaway: Take a Tree Home to Plant
- The Benefits of Trees
- Tree Arts & Crafts
- Unconventional Tree Products
- Plant Health Care
- Tree Planting Demonstration at School
- Class Photos with the Parks Mascot, Woody the Tree!
Previous Arbor Day Celebration Winners:
2018 – Glenallan Elementary School
2017 – Barnesville School of Arts and Sciences
2016 – Travilah Elementary School
2015 – Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Questions?
Contact Thomas Berry at 301-670-8061 or Thomas.Berry@montgomeryparks.org
