"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree."
-Joyce Kilmer
The celebration of Arbor Day can be attributed to a man named
Julius Sterling Morton, whose dream it was to plant all
kinds of trees across the Nebraska landscape.
Julius Sterling Morton, whose dream it was to plant all
kinds of trees across the Nebraska landscape.
In fact, when the first Arbor Day occurred there on April 10, 1872
it was estimated that nearly one million trees were planted!
it was estimated that nearly one million trees were planted!
By the year 1885, Arbor Day had become a legal holiday in Nebraska.
The date was later to April 22 to honor Morton's birthday.
The date was later to April 22 to honor Morton's birthday.
Today Arbor Day is observed in most states on the
last Friday of the month of April.
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