2018有关3.15的英语作文

thefirstarbordaytookplaceonapril10,1872innebraska.itwasthebrainchildofjuliussterlingmorton(1832-1902),anebraskajournalistandpoliticianoriginallyfrommichigan.throughouthislongandproductivecareer,mortonworkedtoimproveagriculturaltechniquesinhisadoptedstateandthroughouttheunitedstateswhenheservedaspresidentgroverclevelandssecretaryofagriculture.buthismostimportantlegacyisarborday.

morton(photo,right)feltthatnebraskaslandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewide-scaleplantingoftrees.hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards,shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit.mortonsrealopportunity,though,arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofnebraskasstateboardofagriculture.heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoftheimportanceoftrees.nebraskasfirstarbordaywasanamazingsuccess.morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted.asecondarbordaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885,usingapril22ndtocoincidewithmortonsbirthday.

intheyearsfollowingthatfirstarborday,mortonsideaspreadbeyondnebraskawithkansas,tennessee,minnesotaandohioallproclaimingtheirownarbordays.todayall50statescelebratearbordayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate.(statearbordays)atthefederallevel,in1970,presidentrichardnixonproclaimedthelastfridayinaprilasnationalarborday.arbordayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingaustralia.variationsarecelebratedasgreeningweekofjapan,thenewyearsdaysoftreesinisrael,thetree-lovingweekofkorea,thereforestationweekofyugoslavia,thestudentsafforestationdayoficelandandthenationalfestivaloftreeplantinginindia.juliussterlingmoortonwouldbeproud.sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference.