The City of Doraville is recognizing Friday, February 20, 2026, as Arbor Day, highlighting the importance of trees in our community.
Mayor Joseph Geierman presented the proclamation on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, during the City Council meeting. During the meeting, the City recognized the Northwoods Area Neighborhood Association (NANA) for its commitment to environmental stewardship across the Greater Northwoods area.
NANA organizes annual tree plantings, cleanups, and other environmental efforts. NANA President Kimberly Henshaw, along with members Tamera Neal, Katherine Center, and Angela Flurry, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the organization.
“This proclamation reminds us that safeguarding our canopy and our creeks is not only an environmental responsibility but a community calling, and one we proudly share with the city, the county, our partners, our members, and our neighbors,” Henshaw said.
What is Arbor Day?
Arbor Day began in 1872 after J. Sterling Morton, a Nebraska newspaper editor, proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day needed to be set aside for planting trees.
Nebraska observed the first Arbor Day in April of that year, with millions of trees planted in its honor. The idea later spread to other states, including Georgia. Since then, many states followed, including Georgia.
In 1980, the Georgia General Assembly named the third Friday of February as Georgia’s official Arbor Day, marking the end of the state’s tree-planting season.
