by evolempirecreative | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog
Here’s a look back at 1982 when a man helps a group of children plant a tree in honor of Arbor Day. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872, when the State Board of Agriculture adopted J. Sterling Morton’s resolution that April 10 of that year be set...
by evolempirecreative | Apr 25, 2023 | Blog
Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872, when the State Board of Agriculture adopted J. Sterling Morton’s resolution that April 10 of that year be set aside for tree planting. The board awarded premiums for the greatest number of trees, cuttings, and seeds...
by evolempirecreative | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog
Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872 through the efforts of J. Sterling Morton and the State Board of Agriculture. The day became a legal holiday in the state in 1885 when the Legislature set aside April 22, Morton’s birthday, as Arbor Day. It has...
by evolempirecreative | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
Arbor Day began inauspiciously as one of a number of efforts to encourage the planting of trees in barren Nebraska. The State Board of Agriculture had offered a prize of $50 for the best and largest grove of timber planted in 1870, and $25 for the second best and...
by evolempirecreative | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
“The Herald observed Arbor Day duly and regularly,” reported editor J. D. Calhoun in the Lincoln Weekly Herald on April 26, 1890. In honor of the holiday, Calhoun bought small trees from a local nursery and hired two men to help plant them. The project...
