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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 ...

The first American Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, when J. Sterling Morton proposed the idea at an annual meeting of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture held in Lincoln. On ...

Celebration of Arbor Day is a time-honored tradition in Nebraska, which dates to 1872, when over one million trees were planted.

The Annual Arbor Day Festival at Planting Fields in Oyster Bay serves as both a celebration and a reminder of the essential role that trees play in sustaining our planet.

Today, Arbor Day is a national holiday that began in 1872 in Nebraska. Julius Sterling Morton proposed the holiday to improve farming and environmental conditions in the Nebraska prairies.

When did Arbor Day begin? The holiday dates back to the 1800s, when journalist Julius Sterling Morton moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska with his wife. They moved there in 1854 and bought 160 acres ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen joined some Lincoln students on Friday to plant a tree on the grounds of the state capitol.

Nebraska was mostly a treeless plain before settlers came and it was the lack of trees in our state that led to the founding of Arbor Day.

Arbor Day is a day to observe, appreciate and plant trees, and it's seen as a day of optimism for the planet. The Arbor Day Foundation explains, "While most holidays celebrate something that has ...