2013 National Arbor Day Awards
J. Sterling Morton Award
Kemba Shakur
Shakur works daily with low-income communities to plant trees, mentor young people and build neighborhood leaders, and Urban ReLeaf has distributed more than 15,000 trees in total. When Shakur saw that no one else was planting trees in her west Oakland neighborhood, she started to plant them herself. She continued planting in her front yard, on her block, in her neighborhood and eventually throughout the City of Oakland.
Shakur has also made long-term research a priority, working directly with the University of California Davis, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the California Department of Water Resources and the USDA Forest Service.
This year’s winners are:
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Lifetime Stewardship Award
Kemba Shakur
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Promise to the Earth Award
UPS
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Public Awareness of Trees Award
Alliance for Community Trees
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Forest Lands Leadership Award
The Florida Forest Service
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Rachel Carson Award
- Donna Love
- Lakeshore Learning Materials
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Arbor Day Celebration Award
The City of Punta Gorda, Florida
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Award for Education Innovation
Eden Reforestation Projects
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Good Steward Award
Plant With Purpose
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Award for Excellence in Volunteer Management
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
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Excellence in Partnership Award
The Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign
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Excellence in Urban Forest Leadership Award
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
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Lawrence Enersen Award
Dr. Waddell Barnes
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Frederick Law Olmsted Award
Indiana University Professor Burnell Fischer
Award winners are recognized for their leadership in the cause of tree planting, conservation,and environmental stewardship.
Leaders in tree planting, conservation, and environmental stewardship from around the country and world are honored each year at our annual Arbor Day Awards celebration held in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The awards ceremony is part of the annual Arbor Day weekend celebration held at Lied Lodge & Conference Center.
Photos provided by: ACTrees - Burnell Fischer - City of Carmel, IN - City of Valparaiso, IN - Dimensions Educational Research Foundation - Donna Love - Dr. Waddell Barnes - Eden Reforestation Projects - Florida Forest Service - Friends of Grand Rapids Parks - ©Joseph O’Brien / USDA Forest Service - Kemba Shakur - Lakeshore Learning Materials - Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board - Northern Indiana Public Service Company - Plant With Purpose - Punta Gorda - Steve Schroeder - Texas Forest Service - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - The Salinas Californian - UPS - Urban ReLeaf