a large plantation of holm oaks, which is called the "Festivalino", promoted by city council, several foundations, and citizen participation. Sri Lanka National Tree Planting Day is on November 15. Tanzania National Tree Planting Day is on April 1. Uganda National Tree Planting Day is on March 24. United Kingdom First mounted in 1975, National Tree Week is a celebration of the start of the winter tree planting season, usually at the end of November. Around a million trees are planted each year by schools, community organizations and local authorities. On 6 February 2020, Myerscough College in Lancashire, England, supported by the Arbor Day Foundation, celebrated the UK's first Arbor Day. United States Arbor Day was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Nebraska. By the 1920s, each state in the United States had passed public laws that stipulated a certain day to be Arbor Day or Arbor and Bird Day observance. National Arbor Day is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April; it is a civic holiday in Nebraska. Other states have selected their own dates for Arbor Day. The customary observance is to plant a tree. On the first Arbor Day, April 10, 1872, an estimated one million trees were planted. Venezuela Venezuela recognizes Día del Arbol (Day of the Tree) on the last Sunday of May. See also Arbor Day Foundation (US) Earth Day Greenery Day (Japan) International Day of Forests National Public Lands Day (US) Timeline of environmental events Tu BiShvat (Jewish holiday) World Water Day References External links International Arbor Days Arbor Day lesson plans for the classroom National Arbor Day Foundation State Arbor Days and state trees Environmental awareness days Trees in culture 1872 establishments in Nebraska Recurring events established in 1872 Urban forestry Reforestation Types of secular holidays Forestry events Holidays and observances by scheduling (nth weekday of the month) Forestry-related lists