Learn about Arbor Day founder J. Sterling Morton. The former Monroe man was a journalist and farmer. He also was a presidential cabinet member.

Nebraskans should be proud of the history of Arbor Day as the idea for the day originally came from our state. Nebraska was ...

His family ran a Monroe newspaper ... he urged farmers to plant more trees," Adamich said. Eventually, Morton got into politics. He was Nebraska's governor from Dec. 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859 ...

The Annual Arbor Day Festival at Planting Fields in Oyster Bay serves as both a celebration and a reminder of the essential role that trees play in sustaining our planet. It highlights the benefits ...

Julius Sterling Morton proposed the holiday to improve farming and environmental conditions in the Nebraska prairies. More than 1 million trees were planted to celebrate the first Arbor Day & the ...

Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state ... Julia Leeming, a skilled architect, crafted ...

The park is part of the Hopewell redevelopment Phase 1 East, which includes the area between First Street to the north, ...

Plus, “The Price is Right Live” is coming to Wilmington; the Delco Gives Telethon, featuring live performers, happens days ...

Volunteers were thanked, including greeters and 50/50, Jan Ryan, Joan McQuillan, David Bauer and Chuck Sheaff; ...