Arbor Day's roots are firmly planted in Nebraska, but tree canopies in cities like Lincoln have declined in recent years.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen joined some Lincoln students on Friday to plant a tree on the grounds of the state capitol.

Governor Jim Pillen joined local children in planting a tree outside the Nebraska State Capitol to celebrate Arbor Day, a ...

Celebration of Arbor Day is a time-honored tradition in Nebraska, which dates to 1872, when over one million trees were ...

Nebraskans should be proud of the history of Arbor Day as the idea for the day originally came from our state. Nebraska was ...

Lincoln Police is searching for the person who crashed a stolen pickup truck into two cars and then ran away from the scene ...

National Arbor Day is on April 25, 2025. Each year, National Arbor Day is on the final Friday in April. While National Arbor ...

In the U.S., Arbor Day is commonly celebrated on the last Friday of April, but many states observe it based on their best ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in ...

Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County.