Earth Day & Arbor Day Resources

"Produced in honor of the first Earth Day in 1970. Shot throughout Philadelphia during Earth Week in the lead up to festival, and at the festival itself, the film features community groups, citizens, and celebrities-all reflecting on the crisis facing the planet at the end of the 60s." (44 min., requires UNL login)

(4 min., YouTube)

"A wordless celebration of nature and a history of mankind's attitude towards our environment." (16 min., requires UNL login)

(3 min., on YouTube)

"Arbor Day was first celebrated April 10, 1872, when Julius Sterling Morton, a Nebraska journalist and politician, rallied Nebraskans to plant more than one million trees on that single day."

"From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns." (YouTube playlist of the original "The Story of Stuff" and its sequels)