I <br /> i <br /> News Releas -Tree Planting Kicks Off Arbor Day Celebration <br /> April 5, 2001 <br /> Page 2 <br /> By 18 5, Arbor Day was declared a legal holiday in Nebraska. As U.S. Secretary of <br /> Agriculture i 1893, Morton used his office to make Arbor Day a national event. For more <br /> information a out the Arbor Day celebration, or the 2002 planting season, contact Chris Girard, <br /> NeighborWo ds coordinator, at 682-4831. <br /> I <br /> I <br /> j <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />