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Installation community members planted trees during the post observance of Arbor Day on April 27, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.
Dozens of adults and children from the Fort McCoy community participated in the installation’s 30th observance of Arbor Day with the planting of more than 400 trees on the cantonment area.
The installation ceremony included not only the planting of 415 trees, but also the reading of the Arbor Day proclamation and the presentation of the installation’s 29th consecutive Tree City USA award.
Arbor Day founder J. Sterling Morton started the observance in the late 19th century by organizing a statewide Arbor Day for Nebraska.
According to the National Arbor Day Foundation, Morton was a respected agriculturalist and is widely known for his push to educate the public about updated agricultural and forestry techniques.
During the first Arbor Day, an estimated 1 million trees were planted. Today, many communities across America recognize Arbor Day every year in late April.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2018 11:51 |
| Story ID: | 276539 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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