Award Category Descriptions

Award Categories
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2005 Award Recipients

Outstanding Partnership Award:

City of Hutchinson Forestry & Planning and Zoning Departments
Topsoil Plan Turns to Trees
For pursuing a solution to improving the topsoil in the yards of new developments...

Outstanding Media Award:

Gregg Hove,
City of Eagan Forestry Website

For a website we can all utilize and take example from.

Stewardship Award:

Three Women of New Ulm Community Forestry
Dr. Ann Vogel                                 Penny Purtzer
Dianne Rodenberg

For spearheading the forum on Community Forestry in New Ulm to bring
awareness to forestry issues in their town - leading to the formation of a tree board.

Stewardship Award:

Mark Schnobrich

Outstanding Volunteer Project Award:

Plymouth Avenue Green Team
Legacy Village Green Team

For an exemplary effort to improve the green infrastructure of Plymouth Avenue
Neighborhoods through assessment, planning, organizing and planting.

Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award:

Greg Krogstad

For engaging in various activities in service to improve Minnesota Urban and
Community Forestry through unpaid community service.

Innovation Award:

Forestry Vision Team
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

For creating the Forestry Vision Team to increase and improve the level of
communication among field personnel, supervisors and management.

Outstanding Media Award for and Arbor Day Celebration:

"The Price is Right" - Arbor Day 2005
C.E.L. Public Relations, Inc and
Ken Holman, Mn DNR, Division of Forestry.