Arbor Day

Rooted in Cheyenne will use the money raised at the event to plant more trees in the area.

The City of Cheyenne will celebrate its 33rd Arbor Day at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 21 at Saddle Ridge Park.

Here it is the last Friday of the month which, for many people, is the day known as Arbor Day. Arbor Day was established on April 10, 1872 to encourage us to plant a tree.

Mayor Rick Kaysen said that while Cheyenne reportedly had about a dozen trees when it was founded, it now has over 250,000.

According to historians, Arbor Day was first placed on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was from the vision of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) who was a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from the state of Michigan.

Do you know any fourth or fifth grade artists?
The deadline to submit artwork for the annual Wyoming State Arbor Day poster contest is Friday, March 28.

Officials celebrated Wyoming's 124th State Arbor Day Monday with a tree planting ceremony on the north lawn of the Wyoming Supreme Court Building.
Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser says it's important to recognize the importance of trees in Wyoming. Crapser says  "you have to be serious about…