Comments on: The Roots of Arbor Day

By: dan

dan — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:04:00 +0000

It should be mentioned that Arbor Day started in Nebraska City, Nebraska–an area that was a grassland until Europeans moved there.

By: Christi

Christi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:15:00 +0000

I grew up in Euless, a suburb of Ft. Worth, and host to Arbor Daze, one of the larger Arbor Day celebrations in the U.S.

By: kate

kate — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:08:00 +0000

And then Earth Day had to come and steal his thunder. Natch. Nebraska founds one holiday, and it is usurped. Ah well. I remember getting free seedlings in grade school in honor of Arbor Day. Several of them are still alive–kind of scraggly evergreens, but they were planted for a windbreak, so that’s ok.

By: James

James — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:23:00 +0000

If you’re near Nebraska City, NE (south of Omaha) the Arbor Day Farm is an interesting place to visit – the trails through the trees are pretty cool. There’s also a really nice conference center (the Lied Center) with a good restaurant.