2013 National Arbor Day Awards
Excellence in Partnership Award
The Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign
The Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign, based in College Station, Texas, is the recipient of the Excellence in Partnership Award. The Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign is a multi-year, public-private partnership with the goal of raising sufficient funds to plant more than 4 million trees on public and private land destroyed in the September 2011 wildfire. The partnership is comprised of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas A&M Forest Service and the Arbor Day Foundation.
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