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On Arbor Day, Nebraska is where it all began
It was 140 years ago that Nebraskan J. Sterling Morton proposed the nation’s first tree-planting holiday. A century later, the Arbor Day Foundation was launched, in large part to bring the spirit of...
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Nebraska and Iowa to continue funding recreational trails
UPDATE: All but two states have chosen to continue funding recreational trails, according to Streetsblog. We’re a little bit late to this story, but thought it was worth mentioning that officials in...
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Op-ed pages sound the alarm on proposals to downplay tree care professionals
Facing tight budgets and reduced staff, a number of cities around the country have either floated or are already moving forward with troubling proposals to shift the responsibility for tree care from...
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Retiring U.S. Senator Mike Johanns an Arbor Day ally
Nebraska United States Senator Mike Johanns, who announced his retirement yesterday after more than three decades in public service, has been an ally of the Foundation and our programs in a number of...
View ArticleAutomatic federal budget cuts could increase risk of wildfires
Absent resolution this week from Congress, across-the-board spending cuts are slated to hit just about everything the federal government does beginning March 1. Known in some circles as the...
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