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Why Yes, I am a Tree Hugger!

Ann Arbor, MI – It started with the passion of one young journalist from Michigan who made the move into a new territory called Nebraska in 1870.  This young man, J. Sterling Morton, and his wife shared a passion for nature and wrote in the pages of the newspaper, for which he was editor, advocating tree planting by individuals and civic organizations.  Read the whole story…