ACSC Honors April Births

Each baby born at West River Regional Medical Center during the month of April was welcomed into the world by the Adams County Soil Conservation District, (ACSC) with a Black Hills spruce tree. “Planting a tree is a great way to honor your baby’s birth,” commented Shari Wick, ACSC District Technician.

The first Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872, thanks to a resolution proposed by Nebraska City, NB., resident J. Sterling Morton. Morton, a civic leader, agriculturist, and former newspaper editor, urged Nebraskans to “set aside one day to plant trees, both forest and fruit.”

The tree-planting holiday was so popular that by 1920, more than 45 states and U.S. territories annually celebrated Arbor Day. Today, Arbor Day is observed in all 50 states and in countries around the world. North Dakota’s Arbor Day is celebrated the first Friday in May.

National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April by many states.

Eric, Ashley and Hadley Alderson, Bowman, receive a tree from Shari Wick, ASCS District Technician, to commemorate Hadley Lauren’s birth.

07/08/2010