In that same year , the American Forestry Association made Northrop the Chairman of the committee to campaign for Arbor Day nationwide .
Birdsey Northrop of Connecticut was responsible for globalizing the idea when he visited Japan in 1883 and delivered his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message .
In that same year , the American Forestry Association made Birdsey Northrop the Chairman of the committee to campaign for Arbor Day nationwide .
Birdsey Northrop of Connecticut was responsible for globalizing the idea when he visited Japan in 1883 and delivered his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message .