Earth Day is being celebrated on Friday.  Earth Day Canada’s President Deb Doncaster says this year they are running a Rooting 4 Trees campaign devoted to planting trees and to acknowledge the role of the global forest and its benefits to the environment and personal health. As well she says is the idea that a lot of companies and organizations are trying to plant more trees in cities in order to support people feeling more connected to nature in urban environments and all of the health benefits that go along with breathing in the chemical compounds that trees release into the environment so that if you are beside a tree you will inhale and boost your immune system and relax.

Doncaster adds you can go to their website www.earthday.ca where you can plant a tree or pledge to plant a tree as part of their Rooting 4 Trees campaign.