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Arbor Day

Every year, we are fortunate to celebrate both Tennessee Arbor Day, and National Arbor Day! Tennessee Arbor Day is the first Friday in March, and National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April.

What: Join us on TN Arbor Day (Friday, March 6th, 2026) for an Arbor Day Ceremony and Tree Campus presentation. Ceremony will begin at 11:00am.

Where: RAIN OR SHINE! Presentation to take place in the Claxton Courtyard. We will be recognizing the Environmental Leadership Awards Lifetime Achievement award winners and the trees that were planted in their honor.

Refreshments will be provided!

 

Arbor Day Celebration graphicTennessee Arbor Day

Every spring on Tennessee State Arbor Day, UT students gather to plant trees around campus.The past years we’ve done a tree planting along the banks of Second Creek here on campus as a part of the greater riparian restoration project that is taking place there.
This year UT Facilities Services will host an Arbor Day Celebration and tree planting ceremony in partnership with the Tennessee Champion Tree Program. 

Read about the 2019 event here. 


Two women holding trees to be planted.

National Arbor Day

View photos from the 2019 event.