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植树节作文：植树节英语作文 thefirstarbordaytookplaceonapril10,1872innebraska.itwasthebrainchildofjuliussterlingmorton,anebraskajournalistandpoliticianoriginallyfrommichigan.throughouthislongandproductivecareer,mortonworkedtoimproveagriculturaltechniquesinhisadoptedstateandthroughouttheunitedstateswhenheservedaspresidentgroverclevelandssecretaryofagriculture.buthismostimportantlegacyisarborday.mortonfeltthatnebraskaslandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewide-scaleplantingoftrees.hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards,shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit.mortonsrealopportunity,though,arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofnebraskasstateboardofagriculture.heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoft heimportanceoftrees.nebraskasfirstarbordaywasanamazingsuccess.morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted.asecondarbordaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885,usingapril22ndtocoincidewithmortonsbirthday.intheyearsfollowingthatfirsta rborday,mortonsideaspreadbeyondnebraskawithkansas,tennessee,minnesotaandohioallproclaimingtheirownarbordays.todayall50statescelebratearbordayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate.atthefederallevel,in1970,presidentrichardnixonproclaimedthelastfridayinaprilasnationalarborday.arbordayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingaustralia.variationsarecelebratedasgreeningweekofjapan,thenewyearsdaysoftreesinisrael,thetree-lovingweekofkorea,thereforestationweekofyugoslavia,thestudentsafforestationdayoficelandandthenationalfestivaloftreeplantinginindia.juliussterlingmortonwouldbeproud.sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference.forthehomeowner,arbordayisanexcellentopportunitytotakestockofthetreesonyourpropertyandplanforthefuture.inspectyourtrees.noteanybrokenbranchesorevidenceofdiseaseorinsectinfestation.thinkabouthowplantingnewtreesmightimprovethelookofyourpropertyorprovidewindorheatprotection.takeatriptoyourlocalnurserytoseewhatsavailableandtogetnewideas.walkaroundyourneighbourhood.arethereanypublicareaswheretreeplantingortreemaintenancemightmakearealdifferencetoyourcommunity?talkwithyourneighbours.findoutwhattheiropinionsare.and,ohyes,plantatree.
