Wearrivedatthehillateighto'clock.Theteacheraskedeachofustoplantatleastsixtrees.Thenwestarteddigging，plantingandwatering.Weallworkedsohardthatwecouldfinishourtasksaheadoftime.Amongus，WangLin，ourmonitorsetagoodexampleforus.Thoughhewasill，heworkedharder.Whenhefinishedhistask，hewentontohelpotherswithoutevenalittlerest.Hewaswetalloverafterwork.“Imustlearnfromhim，”Isaidtomyself.Lookingatthelinesoftheyoungtrees，wesmiledhappily，forgettingourtiredness.
Webegantoplantedtreesassoonaswegottoschool.somestudentsdugtheholes.Somestudentsputthetreesintotheholes.
Somestudentsputtheearthbacktotheholes.Thenwepushedtheearthhardwithourfeet.Atlastwewateredthetreesasmuchaspossible.
Fromthenonwelookedafterthetreescarefullyandthetreesgrewverywell.Itmadeourshcoolmorebeautiful.AndHowhappyweare!
Feelingbreezyandlight-hearted,wecametothefootofthehillandselectedaplacethatlookedsuitableandsettleddown.Wespentafewhoursdiggingholesandplacingtheyoungseedlings.Wetooknumerouspicturesofthebeautifulplace.Wealsowroteourwishesandburieditdeepdowntherootsofthetrees.IfelttiredquicklyandthoughIdidn‘trealiseit,itwastimetogo.IgazedupattheskyandtookinallthewonderfulfeaturesofMotherNature.IfeltreallygladthatwemadeitforthistripandswearedthatIwoulddomypartonprotectingtheenvironment.
WewenttoplanttreesinDaningGreenland.Assoonaswearrived,webegantowork.Somewerediggingholes,somewereplantingandotherswerewatering.Weallknowtreesareveryusefultoman.Growingtreesmeanssavingmanhimself.Weallworkedveryhard.Whenthesunwentdown,wecamebackhome.
Althoughwewereverytired,wefeltveryhappy.
InChina,PlantingTreesDayisonMarch12.Thisspecialdaybeganin1979.Onthatday,peoplecanplantmanytrees.Andifweplanttreesmore,wemustalsotakecareofthetreesbywateringthemuntiltheygrowuptobestrong.Indifferentcountries,PlantingTreesDaysareondifferentdays.LikeinIndia,PlantingTreesDayisonJuly1.
Whydothepeopleplanttrees?Itisveryeasy.Becausetheywanttoprotecttheenvironment.Therearemanypeoplewhowanttoearnthemoneyformonlycuttingdowntrees.Somoreandmoretreesarecutbythem.Butkindpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironmentandmaketheairclean.Sotheyplanttreesasmanyastheycan.
Alltheseactionsshowthatpeopleshouldpaymoreattentiontotheenvironment.Wewanttomakeitbetter,don’twe?Sowemustplantmoretreestoprotecttheenvironment.
So,everyone,ifyouwanttomaketheairclean,pleasetryyourbesttoprotecttheenvironmentandplantmoretrees.
Morton(photo,right)feltthatNebraskaslandscapeandeconomywouldbenefitfromthewide-scaleplantingoftrees.Hesetanexamplehimselfplantingorchards,shadetreesandwindbreaksonhisownfarmandheurgedhisneighbourstofollowsuit.Mortonsrealopportunity,though,arrivedwhenhebecameamemberofNebraskasstateboardofagriculture.Heproposedthataspecialdaybesetasidededicatedtotreeplantingandincreasingawarenessoftheimportanceoftrees.NebraskasfirstArborDaywasanamazingsuccess.Morethanonemilliontreeswereplanted.AsecondArborDaytookplacein1884andtheyoungstatemadeitanannuallegalholidayin1885,usingApril22ndtocoincidewithMortonsbirthday.
IntheyearsfollowingthatfirstArborDay,MortonsideaspreadbeyondNebraskawithKansas,Tennessee,MinnesotaandOhioallproclaimingtheirownArborDays.Todayall50statescelebrateArborDayalthoughthedatesmayvaryinkeepingwiththelocalclimate.(StateArborDays)Atthefederallevel,in1970,PresidentRichardNixonproclaimedthelastFridayinAprilasNationalArborDay.ArborDayisalsonowcelebratedinothercountriesincludingAustralia.VariationsarecelebratedasGreeningWeekofJapan,TheNewYearsDaysofTreesinIsrael,TheTree-lovingWeekofKorea,TheReforestationWeekofYugoslavia,TheStudentsAfforestationDayofIcelandandTheNationalFestivalofTreePlantinginIndia.JuliusSterlingMortonwouldbeproud.Sometimesonegoodideacanmakearealdifference.