Arbor Day

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Every year the last Friday in April in the United States is Arbor Day. Arbor Day is not the sexiest holiday on the calendar. I don’t think anyone listening is getting the day off from work, and you don’t see used car dealerships offering Arbor Day sales. Nonetheless, for over 150 years, Arbor Day has highlighted the importance of trees and has encouraged their planting, and it is something that has been adopted all over the world. Learn more about Arbor Day and the importance of tree planting on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsor BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/EVERYWHERE. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every year the last Friday in April in the United States is Arbor Day.
0:04.1	Arbor Day is not the sexiest holiday on the calendar.
0:07.1	I don't think anybody is getting the day off from work and you don't see used car
0:10.6	dealerships offering Arbor Day sales.
0:13.0	Nonetheless, for over 150 years, Arbor Day has highlighted the importance of trees and has encouraged
0:18.6	their planting, and it's something that has been adopted all over the world.
0:23.0	Learn more about Arbor Day and the importance of tree planting
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The importance of trees has been recognized throughout history.
0:47.0	Perhaps the best example of this is the country of Lebanon.
0:50.0	The flag of Lebanon proudly displays a cedar tree. The cedars of Lebanon The
0:53.3	flag of Lebanon proudly displays a cedar tree. The cedars of Lebanon were known throughout
0:55.6	antiquity having been mentioned in both the Epic of Gilgamesh
0:58.2	and the Bible. Lebanon cedars were highly prized for shipbuilding, and over 2,000 years ago, Lebanon was already facing severe deforestation.
1:08.0	One of the first documented attempts at forest preservation was initiated by the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
1:14.0	In order to protect the remaining Cedar forests, Hadrian issued a decree in 135 that prohibited
1:19.4	the cutting down of cedar trees in the area surrounding the temper of Jupiter in Heliopolis, today modern day
1:25.3	Balbeck in Lebanon.
1:27.5	This decree was inscribed on a marble tablet discovered in the late 16th century and is
1:31.9	now housed in the National Museum of Beirut.
1:34.0	The inscription reads in part, quote,
1:37.0	These trees are under the protection of the emperor.
1:39.0	Let no one cut them down.
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