Congressman Ralph Regula, representing Ohio's 16th District, winner of the Foundation's highest individual honor, the J. Sterling Morton Award for exemplary conservation work at the national or international level. As chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior in the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Regula leads a panel with jurisdiction over all public lands, including the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service, along with the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Indian Affairs. He is also active in urban conservation issues, and he and his family have planted a forest of 30,000 trees on their own farm in Ohio.

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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.