LINCOLN, Neb., April 22, 2026 /3BL/ – The Arbor Day Foundation lit up the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday, in celebration of both Earth Day and National Arbor Day. The global tree planting nonprofit was joined by Snoopy, the beloved character from the iconic Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.

“The Empire State Building always marks the moments that matter. So, by turning it green on Earth Day, we’re sending a message to the world that planting trees is more important than ever,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “We hope today’s green glow is a reminder of how powerful trees can be in the effort to shape a healthier, more resilient future for people and the planet.”

Lambe and Snoopy pulled the lever together on behalf of the Arbor Day Foundation and Peanuts Worldwide, turning the world’s most famous building green. Afterwards, both organizations were given a VIP tour of the Empire State Building and its iconic observation deck. High-profile celebrities, companies, and organizations are regularly invited to participate in this unique tradition.

“Messages of environmentalism and celebrating Arbor Day are built into the Peanuts comic strip,” said Melissa Menta, SVP Global Brand and Communications for Peanuts Worldwide. “To quote Lucy, ‘the planting of a tree shows faith in the future’ and we are honored to have supported the Arbor Day Foundation’s mission through our partnership over the past 5 years.”

In the last five years, the Arbor Day Foundation and Peanuts Worldwide have collaborated to plant more than 141,000 trees together in a range of cities and forests. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the classic Peanuts animated special “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown”, which is available to stream for subscribers on Apple TV. The anniversary is being celebrated with the release of vinyl and CD editions of the original soundtrack by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc (who along with Bill Melendez Productions created the special). Every copy sold plants a tree in a forest of greatest need.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit dedicated to planting trees. It has helped plant over 500 million trees in communities and forests in more than 60 countries across six continents since its inception in 1972. 

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 and National Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday in April.

About the Arbor Day Foundation 

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners.

And this is only the beginning.  

The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.

About Peanuts

The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 80% owned by the Sony Group and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz. First introduced to the world in 1950 in the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV, fans of all ages celebrate the brand around the world through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. Peanuts recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary with unprecedented worldwide exhibitions and activities, collaborations, digital marketing campaigns, and more.

About Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.

Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) is the publisher of the Vince Guaraldi musical catalog associated with Peanuts®. LMFP is also the producer of the classic Peanuts® television specials, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown” along with the Hollywood animation studio Bill Melendez Productions. LMFP also produced over 50 other network Peanuts® specials, 12 prime time Garfield specials, 121-program series “Garfield and Friends” and many other film and television animated, documentary and entertainment programs. Founded by the late Lee Mendelson in 1963, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc., has received 11 Emmy Awards (from 45 nominations) and four Peabody Awards, as well as producing projects that have received Grammy and Academy Award nominations.

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3BL Content Editor: Formatting, Media & HTML Specifications

The 3BL Editor is a structured, HTML-based publishing environment. Formatting is not decorative — it is a technical decision that affects how content is rendered, indexed, and distributed. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how the editor works, what it supports, and how to maximize performance and discoverability using structured content.

Character Limits

Every field in the editor has a defined limit that affects how your content previews across channels — from email inboxes to aggregator feeds. These aren’t soft guidelines; exceeding them causes truncation downstream.

Character Limits

Field	Limit	Notes
Headline	255 characters	Target 60 for search display
Subheadline	255 characters	Doubles as SEO meta description
Body	No limit	Full article content
Short teaser	280 characters	Used in email distribution previews

Writing a headline under 60 characters isn’t just an SEO best practice — it’s the threshold at which most search engines display the full title without truncation. The 255-character field gives you flexibility, but 60 is the practical target.¹

Supported HTML Elements

Text Structure & Semantics

Well-structured content starts with the right tags. Headings, paragraphs, and text formatting elements do more than control appearance — they signal hierarchy to the systems that distribute and index your content.

• Bold signals importance to both readers and search systems.
• Italic works well for titles or technical terms being introduced.
• Underline is supported but use sparingly to avoid confusion with links.
• Superscript and subscript render correctly for use cases like CO_CO or trademark symbols^TM — both travel cleanly through distribution.

Lists

When sequence matters, use an ordered list:

1. Lead with your most important claim in the headline and H1
2. Support it with evidence in modular, self-contained sections
3. Close with a clear takeaway or call to action
4. Keep each section focused on one idea

When information is parallel but not sequential, use bullets:

• Semantic headings at every major section break
• Descriptive hyperlink anchor text
• Alt text on every image
• Embeds placed within the body, not isolated at the top or bottom

Links

The <a> tag supports href, alt, target, title, and rel attributes. Use descriptive anchor text for both accessibility and search performance. Read more about 3BL’s framework for optimizing content in our 2026 LLM and Generative AI Writing Guide.

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Content Sanitization & Unsupported Elements

The editor automatically removes unsupported or unsafe elements on save. The most common ones teams run into:

• Special characters, emojis, and math symbols
• <div> (except for specific oEmbed use cases)
• <span>
• <video>
• <audio>
• <iframe>

Formatting that looks correct in the editor can degrade silently on downstream endpoints. A table that renders cleanly on 3BL Media may lose its header row on a wire service. Test every rich element against your full distribution stack before publishing.

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Rich Media: Embeds & Images

Video Embeds

oEmbed is supported for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and Spotify. Place embeds within the body of the article for the best rendering consistency across endpoints.

Images

Supported formats are PNG and JPEG only, with a maximum file size of 100MB. Every image should include descriptive alt text.

 

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Rich Content & Performance Considerations

Rich content affects rendering behavior, how information is consumed by search engines, accessibility, and consistency distributed across channels.

• Your headline should clearly communicate what the content is about in less than 60 characters.
• Use the description to add context about why this topic matters and why your organization is positioned to speak about it.
• The first header (H1) should mirror your headline, using words that communicate authority or nod toward search intent.
• Secondary headers (H2, H3) help break up your content — more readable to both humans and robots than a long unbroken block of text.
• Keep each section modular, with one clear idea per section.
• Add descriptive alt text to images to help visually impaired readers and AI systems interpret the visuals you use.

The 3BL Content Editor gives marketing, communications, and PR teams the creative flexibility to produce rich, multimedia-driven stories — while ensuring content is structured, sanitized, and distributed consistently across 3BL’s network of 79 partner sites.

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¹Based on Google’s standard search result title display behavior as of 2026.
 

Talk to our team.

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From the Archive

A look back at stories told by 3BL.

3BL Content Editor: Formatting, Media & HTML Specifications

The 3BL Editor is a structured, HTML-based publishing environment. Formatting is not decorative — it is a technical decision that affects how content is rendered, indexed, and distributed. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how the editor works, what it supports, and how to maximize performance and discoverability using structured content.

Character Limits

Every field in the editor has a defined limit that affects how your content previews across channels — from email inboxes to aggregator feeds. These aren’t soft guidelines; exceeding them causes truncation downstream.

Character Limits

Field	Limit	Notes
Headline	255 characters	Target 60 for search display
Subheadline	255 characters	Doubles as SEO meta description
Body	No limit	Full article content
Short teaser	280 characters	Used in email distribution previews

Writing a headline under 60 characters isn’t just an SEO best practice — it’s the threshold at which most search engines display the full title without truncation. The 255-character field gives you flexibility, but 60 is the practical target.¹

Supported HTML Elements

Text Structure & Semantics

Well-structured content starts with the right tags. Headings, paragraphs, and text formatting elements do more than control appearance — they signal hierarchy to the systems that distribute and index your content.

• Bold signals importance to both readers and search systems.
• Italic works well for titles or technical terms being introduced.
• Underline is supported but use sparingly to avoid confusion with links.
• Superscript and subscript render correctly for use cases like CO_CO or trademark symbols^TM — both travel cleanly through distribution.

Lists

When sequence matters, use an ordered list:

1. Lead with your most important claim in the headline and H1
2. Support it with evidence in modular, self-contained sections
3. Close with a clear takeaway or call to action
4. Keep each section focused on one idea

When information is parallel but not sequential, use bullets:

• Semantic headings at every major section break
• Descriptive hyperlink anchor text
• Alt text on every image
• Embeds placed within the body, not isolated at the top or bottom

Links

The <a> tag supports href, alt, target, title, and rel attributes. Use descriptive anchor text for both accessibility and search performance. Read more about 3BL’s framework for optimizing content in our 2026 LLM and Generative AI Writing Guide.

---

Content Sanitization & Unsupported Elements

The editor automatically removes unsupported or unsafe elements on save. The most common ones teams run into:

• Special characters, emojis, and math symbols
• <div> (except for specific oEmbed use cases)
• <span>
• <video>
• <audio>
• <iframe>

Formatting that looks correct in the editor can degrade silently on downstream endpoints. A table that renders cleanly on 3BL Media may lose its header row on a wire service. Test every rich element against your full distribution stack before publishing.

---

Rich Media: Embeds & Images

Video Embeds

oEmbed is supported for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and Spotify. Place embeds within the body of the article for the best rendering consistency across endpoints.

Images

Supported formats are PNG and JPEG only, with a maximum file size of 100MB. Every image should include descriptive alt text.

 

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Rich Content & Performance Considerations

Rich content affects rendering behavior, how information is consumed by search engines, accessibility, and consistency distributed across channels.

• Your headline should clearly communicate what the content is about in less than 60 characters.
• Use the description to add context about why this topic matters and why your organization is positioned to speak about it.
• The first header (H1) should mirror your headline, using words that communicate authority or nod toward search intent.
• Secondary headers (H2, H3) help break up your content — more readable to both humans and robots than a long unbroken block of text.
• Keep each section modular, with one clear idea per section.
• Add descriptive alt text to images to help visually impaired readers and AI systems interpret the visuals you use.

The 3BL Content Editor gives marketing, communications, and PR teams the creative flexibility to produce rich, multimedia-driven stories — while ensuring content is structured, sanitized, and distributed consistently across 3BL’s network of 79 partner sites.

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¹Based on Google’s standard search result title display behavior as of 2026.
 

Talk to our team.

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From the Archive

A look back at stories told by 3BL.

3BL Content Editor: Formatting, Media & HTML Specifications

The 3BL Editor is a structured, HTML-based publishing environment. Formatting is not decorative — it is a technical decision that affects how content is rendered, indexed, and distributed. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how the editor works, what it supports, and how to maximize performance and discoverability using structured content.

Character Limits

Every field in the editor has a defined limit that affects how your content previews across channels — from email inboxes to aggregator feeds. These aren’t soft guidelines; exceeding them causes truncation downstream.

Character Limits

Field	Limit	Notes
Headline	255 characters	Target 60 for search display
Subheadline	255 characters	Doubles as SEO meta description
Body	No limit	Full article content
Short teaser	280 characters	Used in email distribution previews

Writing a headline under 60 characters isn’t just an SEO best practice — it’s the threshold at which most search engines display the full title without truncation. The 255-character field gives you flexibility, but 60 is the practical target.¹

Supported HTML Elements

Text Structure & Semantics

Well-structured content starts with the right tags. Headings, paragraphs, and text formatting elements do more than control appearance — they signal hierarchy to the systems that distribute and index your content.

• Bold signals importance to both readers and search systems.
• Italic works well for titles or technical terms being introduced.
• Underline is supported but use sparingly to avoid confusion with links.
• Superscript and subscript render correctly for use cases like CO_CO or trademark symbols^TM — both travel cleanly through distribution.

Lists

When sequence matters, use an ordered list:

1. Lead with your most important claim in the headline and H1
2. Support it with evidence in modular, self-contained sections
3. Close with a clear takeaway or call to action
4. Keep each section focused on one idea

When information is parallel but not sequential, use bullets:

• Semantic headings at every major section break
• Descriptive hyperlink anchor text
• Alt text on every image
• Embeds placed within the body, not isolated at the top or bottom

Links

The <a> tag supports href, alt, target, title, and rel attributes. Use descriptive anchor text for both accessibility and search performance. Read more about 3BL’s framework for optimizing content in our 2026 LLM and Generative AI Writing Guide.

---

Content Sanitization & Unsupported Elements

The editor automatically removes unsupported or unsafe elements on save. The most common ones teams run into:

• Special characters, emojis, and math symbols
• <div> (except for specific oEmbed use cases)
• <span>
• <video>
• <audio>
• <iframe>

Formatting that looks correct in the editor can degrade silently on downstream endpoints. A table that renders cleanly on 3BL Media may lose its header row on a wire service. Test every rich element against your full distribution stack before publishing.

---

Rich Media: Embeds & Images

Video Embeds

oEmbed is supported for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and Spotify. Place embeds within the body of the article for the best rendering consistency across endpoints.

Images

Supported formats are PNG and JPEG only, with a maximum file size of 100MB. Every image should include descriptive alt text.

 

---

Rich Content & Performance Considerations

Rich content affects rendering behavior, how information is consumed by search engines, accessibility, and consistency distributed across channels.

• Your headline should clearly communicate what the content is about in less than 60 characters.
• Use the description to add context about why this topic matters and why your organization is positioned to speak about it.
• The first header (H1) should mirror your headline, using words that communicate authority or nod toward search intent.
• Secondary headers (H2, H3) help break up your content — more readable to both humans and robots than a long unbroken block of text.
• Keep each section modular, with one clear idea per section.
• Add descriptive alt text to images to help visually impaired readers and AI systems interpret the visuals you use.

The 3BL Content Editor gives marketing, communications, and PR teams the creative flexibility to produce rich, multimedia-driven stories — while ensuring content is structured, sanitized, and distributed consistently across 3BL’s network of 79 partner sites.

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¹Based on Google’s standard search result title display behavior as of 2026.
 

Talk to our team.

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Audience Analytics Perspectives

3BL’s Audience Analytics data provides three primary views, highlighting a different dimension of audience engagement, helping teams better understand who is interacting with their content and where that engagement is coming from.

 

Audience Analytics

Dashboard View	Available Analytics	What It Helps You Understand
Professional	Organizations engaging with your content, industry distribution, job level, and department representation	Which organizations and professions communities are engaging with your content? What industries and roles are represented in our audience?
Demographic	Age distribution, gender distribution, audience trends over time, and segmented engagement across content categories, titles, or campaigns	What does the composition of our audience look like? How does engagement vary across difference audience groups over time?
Geographic	Global engagement map, top-performing countries and regions, and city-level audience visibility	Where are audiences engaging with our content around the world? Which regions and cities show the highest engagement?

 

Measurement and Analysis Approach

Audience insights are built on a combination of first-party engagement signals and trusted distribution data across the network. This information is regularly reviewed and maintained to ensure accuracy and consistency, providing a reliable foundation for understanding how audiences engage with your content.

 

 

Turning Insights into Strategy

Audience analytics are most valuable when they inform how teams plan, publish, and evaluate their work.

Patterns in engagement can help communications teams refine editorial strategies, identify emerging topics of interest, and better understand the communities interacting with their content. Over time, these signals provide a clearer picture of how messaging resonates across different audiences.

Used consistently, these insights help teams move beyond simple performance metrics toward a deeper understanding of how their content reaches and engages the audiences that matter most.

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Interested in shaping what comes next? We’re exploring new ideas around AI-powered insights and would love to hear how your team is thinking about analytics, intelligence, and future of communications strategy.

Let’s chat.

 

Audience Analytics Perspectives

3BL’s Audience Analytics data provides three primary views, highlighting a different dimension of audience engagement, helping teams better understand who is interacting with their content and where that engagement is coming from.

 

Audience Analytics

Dashboard View	Available Analytics	What It Helps You Understand
Professional	Organizations engaging with your content, industry distribution, job level, and department representation	Which organizations and professions communities are engaging with your content? What industries and roles are represented in our audience?
Demographic	Age distribution, gender distribution, audience trends over time, and segmented engagement across content categories, titles, or campaigns	What does the composition of our audience look like? How does engagement vary across difference audience groups over time?
Geographic	Global engagement map, top-performing countries and regions, and city-level audience visibility	Where are audiences engaging with our content around the world? Which regions and cities show the highest engagement?

 

Measurement and Analysis Approach

Audience insights are built on a combination of first-party engagement signals and trusted distribution data across the network. This information is regularly reviewed and maintained to ensure accuracy and consistency, providing a reliable foundation for understanding how audiences engage with your content.

 

 

Turning Insights into Strategy

Audience analytics are most valuable when they inform how teams plan, publish, and evaluate their work.

Patterns in engagement can help communications teams refine editorial strategies, identify emerging topics of interest, and better understand the communities interacting with their content. Over time, these signals provide a clearer picture of how messaging resonates across different audiences.

Used consistently, these insights help teams move beyond simple performance metrics toward a deeper understanding of how their content reaches and engages the audiences that matter most.

---

Interested in shaping what comes next? We’re exploring new ideas around AI-powered insights and would love to hear how your team is thinking about analytics, intelligence, and future of communications strategy.

Let’s chat.