植树节的意义英文作文四

thefirstarbordaytookplaceonapril10,1872innebraska.itwasthebrainchildofjuliussterlingmorton(1832-20XX),anebraskajournalistandpoliticianoriginallyfrommichigan.throughouthislongandproductivecareer,mortonworkedtoimproveagriculturaltechniquesinhisadoptedstateandthroughouttheunitedstateswhenheservedasPsidentgrovercleveland'ssecretaryofagriculture.buthismostimportantlegacyisarborday.

morton(photo,right)feltthatnebraska'slandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewide-scaleplantingoftrees.hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards,shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit.morton'srealopportunity,though,arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofnebraska'sstateboardofagriculture.heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoftheimportanceoftrees.nebraska'sfirstarbordaywasanamazingsuccess.morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted.asecondarbordaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885,usingapril22ndtocoincidewithmorton'sbirthday.