用英语介绍一下有关植树节的知识~手抄报要用的,简洁要有解释,要好几篇不一样的~
用英语介绍一下有关植树节的知识~
手抄报要用的,简洁要有解释,要好几篇不一样的~
用英语介绍一下有关植树节的知识~手抄报要用的,简洁要有解释,要好几篇不一样的~
用英语介绍一下有关植树节的知识~
手抄报要用的,简洁要有解释,要好几篇不一样的~
ArborDaywasestablishedbyJ.SterlingMortonofNebraskaCity,Nebraskain1872.
J.SterlingMortonandhiswifemovedfromDetroit,MichigantotheNebraskaTerritoryin1854,wherehewastheeditorofNebraska'sfirstnewspaper.Hisinfluenceasajournalistledtohisinvolvementinpolitics,andhebecameapromoterofthesettlementofNebraska.Thelackoftrees,however,wasanobstacle.
TheGreatPlainshadbeendescribedasthe"GreatAmericanDesert."ThetallgrassprairiethatcoveredmuchofNebraskaatthattimecouldproviderichfarmland,butwithoutwoodforbuildinghousesorforfueltoheathomes,fewfounditconvenienttosettlethere.EventheallotmentoffreelandbytheHomesteadActfailedtoenticesufficientnumbersoffamiliestorelocatetoNebraska.[citationneeded]
MortonfirstproposedArborDayasatreeplantingholidayin1872atameetingoftheNebraskaStateBoardofAgriculture.OnthefirstArborDay,April101874,prizeswereofferedtocountiesandtoindividualsforproperlyplantingthelargestnumberoftrees.Itwasclaimedthatmorethan1milliontreeswereplantedinNebraskaonthatday.
April22,Morton'sbirthday,wasselectedasthedateforitspermanentobservance.
Duringthecourseofthe1870s,severalotherstatespassedlegislationtoobserveArborDay.Schoolsbegantoadoptthetraditionbeginningin1882.By1894,ArborDaywascelebratedineachstateoftheUnitedStates.
Morton'shomeinNebraskaCity,ArborLodge,isastatehistoricalpark,whichincludesanarboretumandextensivelandscapedgrounds.Adjacenttothepublicpark,Morton'sfarm,nowcalledArborDayFarm,isrunbytheNationalArborDayFoundation