It's Arbor Day!

It's Arbor Day! Here are some interesting facts about Arbor Day if you would like to know. Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton who loved nature and planted shrubs, flowers, trees, and other plants around his house in Nebraska. He also realized that his pioneer friends in Nebraska not only missed having trees (there weren't many around) but also needed trees for keeping cool, for getting wood buildings constructed and for firewood.  They also needed trees to help the soil stay in place. All of this motivated him to take action and finally, he proposed a new holiday for planting trees known as Arbor Day. In 1885 on Arbor Day, there was a parade and Morton had a speech to share with everyone. The students from the schools came to plant trees and care for them. After the parade and the speech, the first Arbor Day ended. By the time of 1870, the holiday had already become nationwide in the U.S. (and now there are lots of trees in Nebraska).