2006 State Arbor Day Ceremony.
Governor Jim Douglas and state poster contest winners.
Our Arbor Day program is centered on a tree talk by local natural resources professional to any class around Arbor Day. The presentation can dovetail with a following program; be a portion of a program designed by speaker and teacher; or a stand alone event with the speaker providing the tree program. The International Paper Company traditinally provides a tree seedling for each student to take home and an Arbor Day Poster for participating classes.
If you are inerested in an Arbor Day School program go to the Arbor Day Sign Up Page.
This national program for 5th grade students, administered by our Department, will provide curriculum materials built around the theme. The theme for 2005 was 'Trees are Terrific and Energy Wise'. The educational booklet provides guidelines and exercises which expand on the theme and assists students in designing posters. The school will choose their best poster as a candidate for a District Award. The District winner will receive a $50.00 Savings bond, the opportunity to celebrate Arbor Day at the State House and a chance to be Vermont’s official Arbor Day poster artist. The state winner will then compete with posters from 46 other states for national awards provided by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
If you are inerested in the Arbor Day Poster Contest go to the Arbor Day Sign Up Page.
by Taylor Potter, Dothan Brook School l
Desirae Colorado, Barton Graded School
Clayton Roberts, Fairfield Center School
Portia Wassick, Shaftsbury Elementary
Kimberly Lakin, Tunbridge Central School
A 30 page booklet that helps teach students the importance of trees in their community and how to select, plant, and maintain them to ensure the success of our community forests. Student booklets and teacher guides will be provided upon request for any class wishing to teach a unit on trees that can be easily incorporated into an Arbor Day program.
If you are inerested in the Tree Text go to the Arbor Day Sign Up Page.
Each year the Governor reads and signs the Arbor Day proclaimation designating the first Friday in May as Arbor Day. The celebration, held in Montpelier, also recognizes poster contest winners, Tree City USA's and Tree Line USA's.
A free, educational and fun CD-ROM with companion brochure and educator’s guide for 5th & 6th grade students on forest management and its relationship to wildlife, recreation and wood products. The computer CD which combines video clips, a pre-test and post-test, a virtual forest scavenger hunt, the ability for students to design their own forest on-screen, and hotlinks to cool websites has been a great hit with students. A published companion educator’s guide referenced to Vermont Framework of Standards that includes classroom and field study activities, suggested readings and even a forest community word search and crossword puzzle helps teacher’s pull all the elements together. Contact: Beth Ann Finlay, Coordinator 802.828.4595 beth_ann.finlay@vt.usda.gov
Gary Salmon
Deptarment of Forests, Parks and Recreation
271 North Main Street, Suite 215
Rutland, VT 05701
802-786-3870
gary.salmon@state.vt.us
Special thank you to our tree partners who continue to offer assistance in helping us provide our Arbor Day programs each Spring.
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