Today is: Squirrel Appreciation Day
Taking place in the dead of winter, when food for squirrels and other animals can be scarce, Squirrel Appreciation Day acknowledges the role of squirrels in nature and encourages people to put out nuts, seeds, or other food for them.
It was created in 2001 by Christy Hargrove, now Christy McKeown, who at the time was a freshman at UNC-Asheville, a wildlife rehabilitator affiliated with the Western North Carolina Nature Center, and runner of the now-defunct Squirrels R Us website. She wrote people could simply "celebrate by putting out extra food for the squirrels."
Source: Checkiday.com.
This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Today is: Squirrel Appreciation Day
