Carly Cardinal
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Carly Cardinal is the mascot known for his motto, "Trees are Terrific!". He is the mascot for the National Arbor Day Foundation
, used in a PSA
that began airing in the 1980s and continues to air today. The mascot still exists on the arborday.org website, Carly's Kids Corner, which features games. He is a red bird with black around the eyes. In the PSA, he has a magic wand, wears a top hat
, and has a black bowtie.
National Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization. The foundation began September 3, 1971 with a mission "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees". The Foundation is supported by donations, selling trees and merchandise, and by corporate sponsors...
, used in a PSA
Public service announcement
A public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
that began airing in the 1980s and continues to air today. The mascot still exists on the arborday.org website, Carly's Kids Corner, which features games. He is a red bird with black around the eyes. In the PSA, he has a magic wand, wears a top hat
Top hat
A top hat, beaver hat, high hat silk hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat, predominantly worn from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century...
, and has a black bowtie.