Harold and Betty Wilson, Martin, Tennessee, winners of one of five Good Steward Awards. The Good Steward Award recognizes those who practice stewardship through their conservation work on private property. Harold and Betty own and maintain the 329-acre Wilson Tree Farm, which includes 19 ponds, a lake, 7 waterfalls, and thousands of trees. The farm is part of the Stewardship Forest Program and a member of the Tree Farm System. Roy Malone, of Dexter, Georgia, winner of a Good Steward Award for his life-time commitment to tree planting and conservation. Roy and his wife Sarah have owned the 900-acre Goose Hollow Farm for the past 56 years and have operated it as a certified tree farm for nearly four decades. The farm earned its name because of the many geese that stop there for food and shelter. Lyle and Laurene Shaffer, Cygnet, Ohio, recognized with a Good Steward Award for their leadership in conservation and tree planting. Since 1972 they have planted several miles of windbreaks, and they have long pioneered conservation tillage and no-till techniques to prevent erosion. Big Cedar Lodge and Top of the Rock Golf Course, Ridgedale, Missouri, winner of a Good Steward Award. This Jack Nicklaus course, under the direction of Natural Resources Manager Terry Frost, models such innovative practices as enhanced wildlife and habitat management, environmentally friendly chemical usage, water quality management, resource conservation, and an educational outreach program. More than 2,000 trees have been planted over the past three years at the course. Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the entity managing the Menominee Tribe in Neopit, Wisconsin, recipient of the final 2000 Good Steward Award for its sustainable management of 220,000 acres of reservation. Menominee tribal leaders have practiced sustainable forestry for nearly 150 years, producing and marketing a great deal of usable lumber while also preserving the forest for future generations. Leaders in tree planting and environmental stewardship from around the country and world will be honored by The Arbor Day Foundation at its 28th annual Arbor Day Awards celebration to be held in Nebraska City, Nebraska on Saturday, April 29, 2000. The awards ceremony is part of the Arbor Day weekend celebration held in Nebraska City from April 28-30. Award winners are recognized for their leadership in the cause of tree planting, conservation, and environmental stewardship. |