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thefirstarbordaytookplaceonapril10,1872innebraska.itwasthebrainchildofjuliussterlingmorton(1832-1902),anebraskajournalistandpoliticianoriginallyfrommichigan.throughouthislongandproductivecareer,mortonworkedtoimproveagriculturaltechniquesinhisadoptedstateandthroughouttheunitedstateswhenheservedaspresidentgrovercleveland'ssecretaryofagriculture.buthismostimportantlegacyisarborday.

morton(photo,right)feltthatnebraska'slandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewide-scaleplantingoftrees.hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards,shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit.morton'srealopportunity,though,arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofnebraska'sstateboardofagriculture.heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoftheimportanceoftrees.nebraska'sfirstarbordaywasanamazingsuess.morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted.asecondarbordaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885,usingapril22ndtocoincidewithmorton'sbirthday.

intheyearsfollowingthatfirstarborday,morton'sideaspreadbeyondnebraskawithkansas,tennessee,minnesotaandohioallproclaimingtheirownarbordays.todayall50statescelebratearbordayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate.(statearbordays)atthefederallevel,in1970,presidentrichardnixonproclaimedthelastfridayinaprilasnationalarborday.arbordayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingaustralia.variationsarecelebratedas'greeningweek'ofjapan,'thenewyear'sdaysoftrees'inisrael,'thetree-lovingweek'ofkorea,'thereforestationweek'ofyugoslavia,'thestudents'afforestationday'oficelandand'thenationalfestivaloftreeplanting'inindia.juliussterlingmoortonwouldbeproud.sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference.