Friday, February 27, 2009

Tree cities in Baldwin County - al.com

Tree cities in Baldwin County - al.com: "Whether it's a simple sapling giveaway or a more elaborate event, several Baldwin County municipalities have Arbor Day celebrations on tap for Saturday.

The back story on Arbor Day is this: In the late 1800s J. Sterling Morton, newspaper editor and secretary of what was then the Nebraska Territory, found his recently adopted Great Plains home lacking in trees."