Plant a tree to celebrate Florida’s Arbor Day

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com Although the national recognition of Arbor Day is still a few months away, the statewide recognition of Florida’s Arbor Day is Friday, Jan. 17. The original Arbor Day was the brainchild of Julius Morton, of Nebraska. Morton was the Secretary of Agriculture in the Grover Cleveland Administration, and is credited for helping to improve agricultural techniques throughout the United States. The first Arbor Day took place in 1872, and Florida followed