COLUMBIA (WACH)--Arbor Day marks the beginning of planting season in South Carolina.
It is a holiday that emphasizes the importance of all trees in our lives, whether they grow in the city or in the forest. "Arbor Day," said J. Sterling Morton editor of Nebraska's first newspaper and later U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, "is not like other holidays. Each of these reposes on the past, but Arbor Day preposes on the future."
For every single tree planted on Arbor Day, millions more must be planted in South Carolina's forests to keep up with the country's need for wood and wood products.
Planting a tree on Arbor Day is taking the first step toward assuring that it will thrive. Planting is most successful if done during December, January, or February while trees are dormant and new growth has not yet begun.
University of South Carolina students are celebrating Arbor Day by planting trees at the Challenge Course.
TV Station Profiles & Public Inspection Files forWACH