Morton and Furbish Celebrates Four Generations and a Very Happy 50th Anniversary sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
By: Brad Stokes - UI Extension Elmore County Educator
Interestingly the very first documented occurrence of a society celebrating Arbor Day, or the planting of trees, was held in the Spanish village of Mondoñedo in 1594. Making this holiday over 400 years old according to human history. The first American Arbor Day celebration was held in Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1872 as they planted more than a million trees in a single day. In the early 1900s Arbor Day gained national traction with President Theodore Roosevelts conservation policy and on April 15th, 1907 President Roosevelt issued a Proclamation to The School Children of the United States for Arbor Day and about the importance of trees and our national forests nationwide.
MOSCOW â A Pollinator Summit planned online by University of Idaho Extension Feb. 24 and 25 will focus on pollinators and their habitats on the Palouse and beyond.
The summit will begin Wednesday, with a youth summit from 4-5 p.m., followed by a series of short programs from experts about the current status of bees and other pollinators from 6-8 p.m. On Thursday from 2-6 p.m. experts will focus on current research and efforts to protect habitats in the future.
The summit is free and open to those who register online for individual sessions, including the youth summit. Registration is at https://palousepollinators.wixsite.com/savethebees.
Local News: Trustees Sharp and Sykes resign from Library Board (2/9/21) mountainhomenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mountainhomenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.