2013 National Arbor Day Awards

Arbor Day Celebration Award

The City of Punta Gorda, Florida

This year’s winners are:

• Lifetime Stewardship Award

  Kemba Shakur

• Promise to the Earth Award

  UPS

• Public Awareness of Trees Award

  Alliance for Community Trees

• Forest Lands Leadership Award

  The Florida Forest Service

• Rachel Carson Award

  • Donna Love
  • Lakeshore Learning Materials

• Arbor Day Celebration Award

  The City of Punta Gorda, Florida

• Award for Education Innovation

  Eden Reforestation Projects

• Good Steward Award

  Plant With Purpose

• Award for Excellence in Volunteer Management

  The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

• Excellence in Partnership Award

  The Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign

• Excellence in Urban Forest Leadership Award

  Friends of Grand Rapids Parks

• Lawrence Enersen Award

  Dr. Waddell Barnes

• 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