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　　ThefirstArborDaytookplaceonApril10，1872inNebraska。ItwasthebrainchildofJuliusSterlingMorton（18321902），aNebraskajournalistandpoliticianoriginallyfromMichigan。Throughouthislongandproductivecareer，MortonworkedtoimproveagriculturaltechniquesinhisadoptedstateandthroughouttheUnitedStateswhenheservedasPresidentGroverCleveland39；sSecretaryofAgriculture。ButhismostimportantlegacyisArborDay。
　　Morton（photo，right）feltthatNebraska39；slandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewidescaleplantingoftrees。Hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards，shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit。Morton39；srealopportunity，though，arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofNebraska39；sstateboardofagriculture。Heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoftheimportanceoftrees。Nebraska39；sfirstArborDaywasanamazingsuccess。Morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted。AsecondArborDaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885，usingApril22ndtocoincidewithMorton39；sbirthday。
　　IntheyearsfollowingthatfirstArborDay，Morton39；sideaspreadbeyondNebraskawithKansas，Tennessee，MinnesotaandOhioallproclaimingtheirownArborDays。Todayall50statescelebrateArborDayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate。（StateArborDays）Atthefederallevel，in1970，PresidentRichardNixonproclaimedthelastFridayinAprilasNationalArborDay。ArborDayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingAustralia。Variationsarecelebratedas39；GreeningWeek39；ofJapan，39；TheNewYear39；sDaysofTrees39；inIsrael，39；TheTreelovingWeek39；ofKorea，39；TheReforestationWeek39；ofYugoslavia，39；TheStudents39；AfforestationDay39；ofIcelandand39；TheNationalFestivalofTreePlanting39；inIndia。JuliusSterlingMortonwouldbeproud。Sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference。
　　Forthehomeowner，ArborDayisanexcellentopportunitytotakestockofthetreesonyourpropertyandplanforthefuture。Inspectyourtrees。Noteanybrokenbranchesorevidenceofdiseaseorinsectinfestation。Thinkabouthowplantingnewtreesmightimprovethelookofyourpropertyorprovidewindorheatprotection。Takeatriptoyourlocalnurserytoseewhat39；savailableandtogetnewideas。Walkaroundyourneighbourhood。Arethereanypublicareaswheretreeplantingortreemaintenancemightmakearealdifferencetoyourcommunity？Talkwithyourneighbours。Findoutwhattheiropinionsare。And，ohyes，plantatree。