As part of its commitment to being a Tree City USA, the City of Suwanee shall plant elm or oak trees behind the Community Court/Crossroads Center at 323 Buford Highway on March 28. Volunteers are needed to assist with planting, beginning at 9:00, and volunteers being asked to get in touch with City Planner Dan Robinson. In an official announcement, he said... "While planting an oak or elm tree may sound arduous, we guarantee that helping to plant these trees really is not back-breaking work. Practically any individual can do it, and it's a fantastic way to return something to the environment, and to have an effect on the neighborhood for several years to come." The City of Suwanee has actually been a Tree City USA for 25 years.

Schools and neighborhood groups in south east Northumberland are planting thousands of trees to rejuvenate green areas. Tree packs shall be provided to schools and neighborhood groups throughout the UK as part of the Woodland Trust's free trees plan, sponsored by Sainsburys, IKEA, Yorkshire Tea and People's Postcode Lottery. Horton Grange Primary School in Blyth, Cramlington Village Primary School, Pegswood First School and 4th Morpeth Scout Group are taking part in the free tree planting. Some groups have opted to plant their trees to memorialize the centenary of the First World War, chiming with the charity's own aspirations to produce 4 large centenary woods for the public's use by 2018, 100 years since the end of the great war.

In DeKalb County, the Post has actually reported that hundreds of trees are part of a pledge to improve the economic aspects of the DeKalb County corridor, enhancing the area and signaling collaboration, cooperation and more economic development for the whole area. "We have strong working relationships helping us to produce economic development in this unbelievable corridor," said Emory Morsberger, Stone Mountain CID president, who added... "We considerably value DeKalb County and the leaders of Ryland Homes for planting these trees to increase our neighborhood's desirability."

The University of Oklahoma (OU) shall celebrate Arbor Day with a picnic and tree planting on the Norman Campus, on Wednesday, March 25. The OU Jazz Combination shall be playing prior to the program. Members of the university and surrounding neighborhoods are welcomed to participate in the picnic, arranged to begin at 11:30 am, with the program at twelve noon at David A. Burr Park, 1501 Asp Ave. The tree planting shall follow the picnic blanket lunch on the grounds of the Duck Pond.

It was reported that during the picnic blanket lunch, President David Boren shall be talking about the significance of Arbor Day and the tradition of tree planting at OU. As part of the celebrations, OU employee shall be acknowledged for their contributions, and campus groups shall be honored by First Lady Molly Shi Boren for maintenance of their embraced area.