Happy Arbor Day!

Today’s the big day! Go outside. Explore nature. Plant trees.

Arbor Day is the day to celebrate trees. Many communities throughout the country will be planting trees on today in observance of Arbor Day 2009. Trees help make our communities healthier, more vibrant and, obviously, more beautiful.

Arbor Day began 137 years ago in Nebraska City, Neb. J. Sterling Morton, the father of Arbor Day, helped organize the very first Arbor Day back in 1872, and more than a million trees were added to the Nebraska prairie that day.

This year the Arbor Day Foundation took part in our own local Arbor Day celebration, helping the City of Lincoln plant trees in a neighborhood park.

So how did you celebrate Arbor Day? Let us know!