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When people think of Nebraska, they usually think of cows, cornfields and college football. Well, they used to think of college football. Very few people think of Nebraska as a state on the cutting-edge of green innovation, and not many people think of tiny Nebraska City at all.
Nebraska, at one time, was a pioneer in conservation. A man from Nebraska City named J. Sterling Morton founded the holiday known as Arbor Day. He did this in 1872 way before anyone was watching green TV networks.
In Morton's day, Nebraska was a broad, flat plain. It is still a broad, flat plain, but there are some trees there now. Present-day Omaha has more trees than any other city that I’ve been in.
Arbor Day went from being a state holiday, to a nation holiday, to a holiday that is imitated in over twenty-five countries, including China, Iran and Venezuela.
The Lied Lodge in Nebraska City stands as a memorial to Morton's achievements. On site, there is a sauna, a hot tub and a swimming pool. It also offers an eco-friendly golf course that was designed by Arnold Palmer.
There are also nature trails, infotainment about J. Sterling Morton and Arbor Day, an orchard, conservation demonstrations and examples of eco-smart landscaping.
Nebraska City is a friendly and green place to take an eco-trip.
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