Council Award Nominations Due December 30
The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council is looking to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations, communities and tribes whose efforts have supported and furthered urban forestry in the state. Award winners
are announced in January with recognition presentations made to winners in their home communities during spring.
Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council Awards are presented in five categories:
*Lifetime Achievement, for outstanding contributions to Wisconsin urban forestry made throughout a lifetime career
*Distinguished Service, recognizing an individual for significant urban forestry contributions
*Project Partnership, for projects that utilize partnerships as a means of providing service or benefits to the urban forest
*Elected Official, recognizing a state, county or local official who has made a recent contribution to urban forestry in Wisconsin
*Innovations in Urban Forestry, recognizing a community, individual, association or organization that has exhibited innovation (creativity, commitment and success) in the development or enhance.
The deadline for nominations is December 30. Nominations should include the following information: award category or categories; complete contact information (including names, addresses and telephone numbers) for the individual(s), organization, group and/or project being nominated, along with contact information for the person(s) who can provide information about the nomination; and a description of the merits of the nominee and/or the achievements of the project or partnership, including any supporting documents (news clippings, photographs, letters, etc.) that show why the nominee is deserving of the award. If you know of an individual or project of merit but don’t have the support materials, submit the name and contact information and the council will follow up and request the necessary materials. Nomination information can be sent to the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707, or e-mailed to Laura Wyatt at Laura.Wyatt@Wisconsin.gov. Laura is the Forestry Division’s liaison to the council and can be reached at 608-267-0568. Additional information about the awards is available at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/UrbanForests/awards.html .