A Chinese proverb advises, ‘The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.’ That’s especially true today. It’s National Arbor Day in the US and we’re featuring this dramatic photo of coast redwoods to remind you of the incredible power and importance of trees. The very first recorded Arbor Day took place in 1594 in the little village of Mondoñedo in Spain, organized by its mayor. The first US Arbor Day was observed in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on April 10, 1872. It was organized by journalist and politician Julius Sterling Morton, who’d moved to Nebraska from Michigan, and called his adopted state a ‘treeless prairie.’ He rallied celebrants at that first US Arbor Day to plant an estimated 1 million trees.
Happy Arbor Day!
Today in History
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You ve never seen anything like this
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Land of the midnight sun
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event
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Who left the tub running?
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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I ll call for pen and ink
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Caribou on the move
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Maldives
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The borrowed days are here
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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All eyes on moths
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Bridge to infinity
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Autumnal equinox
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Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’