Oaks excel at supporting the food web (including us). Arbor Day is a reason to plant one

Gardening - Arbor Day - Oaks - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root.

That year, April 10 became the first organized Arbor Day, and approximately 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska. Two years later, Nebraska Gov. Robert Furnas proclaimed April 10 the state’s Arbor Day.