In 2024, National Arbor Day ... Nebraska settlers missed the trees they left behind in their homes. Their first sight and experience of the Great Plains must have been a shock and brought home ...

The words are always the same, and always in that same groovy ’70s type style — “Nebraska … the good life. Home of Arbor Day” — but some show the Sower, some the Capitol, others ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root. That year, April 10 ...

Arbor Day in America started 151 years ago, thanks to a Nebraska City man named J. Sterling Morton.Roughly 1,000,000 trees were planted in Nebraska on April 10, 1872, to celebrate the holiday.In ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state ... the first organized Arbor Day, and approximately ...

"She said people travel all over the world for what we take for granted every day," Krikac said ... to remind them of home," he said. "If you've ever lived here, Nebraska is your home and ...

According to history.com, the origins of Arbor Day dates back to the early 1870s in Nebraska City ... “Trees support wildlife and aquatic life by providing habitat and helping to keep waterways ...

April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers ®, the leading family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., invites Nebraska customers to celebrate Arbor Day with a freebie ...

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In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper ... dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root. That year, April 10 became the first organized Arbor Day, and ...