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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Illuminating Annecy
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Memorial Day
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Go with the rainbow flow
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Spring comes to the Palouse
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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A memorial in Germany
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A river on the tundra
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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Flag Day
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A day for the oceans
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Diwali
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Alaska Day
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Winter solstice
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The artists come to Venice
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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Italy s submerged village
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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The Tour de France begins
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It s International Jazz Day
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International Day of the Tropics