Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day is celebrated in California to recognize the importance of maintaining a sustainable environment for future generations and to continue to educate our communities and families with ideas to keep our city healthy and livable. The first Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day was proclaimed by California’s legislature to be on March 7, 1974, in honor of famed California horticulturist, Luther Burbank’s birthday in order to encourage Californians to plant trees, and many communities continue to organize tree-planting and litter-collecting events on or around the holiday.
