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LASN Associate Editor Among Arbor Day Foundation Honorees05-21-08 | News

LASN Associate Editor Among Arbor Day Foundation Honorees

LASN associate editor Buck Abbey, ASLA, CELA (right), associate professor of landscape architecture at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, received the Arbor Day Foundation?EUR??,,????'?????<

The Arbor Day Foundation www.arborday.org. presented its 36th annual Arbor Day Awards April 26, 2008 at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Neb. The Arbor Day Awards recognize and honor the vision and hard work of a select few tree planters and environmental stewards who are making a difference.

Dr. Peter Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, receive the J. Sterling Morton Award, the Arbor Day Foundation?EUR??,,????'?????<

The J. Sterling Morton Award, the highest individual honor given by the Arbor Day Foundation, went to Dr. Peter Raven (right), president of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.

LASN?EUR??,,????'?????<Buck Abbey, garnered the Frederick Olmsted Award for exemplary tree planting and conservation work. Buck Abbey is a nationally recognized authority on municipal landscape ordinances and codes, and has been an influential figure in drafting landscape standards for communities across the country that recognize the importance of trees in their communities. Buck Abbey is an associate professor of landscape architecture at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. His professional work has exemplified a commitment to tree planting and conservation.

Jeunesse Park of Johannesburg, South Africa, recipient of the Caroline French Morton Award, started ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Doubletree Hotels and the Home Depot Foundation earned Promise to the Earth awards for their sustained corporate commitment and leadership in joining the Arbor Day Foundation on special projects.

Debbie Mendelson of Woodside, Calif., received the Lawrence Enersen Award for outstanding tree planting and conservation work at the community level.

Long Island Nature Collaborative for Kids of Long Island, N.Y., received the Rachel Carson Award for providing nature education opportunities for children and families.

Green Streets for Omaha, Neb., received the Lady Bird Johnson Award for roadside beautification. Green Streets for Omaha is a master plan that establishes design and landscape standards that green the city?EUR??,,????'?????<

Kurt Berger of Sugar Grove, Pa., Johney Haralson of Denmark. S.C., and the Ziolkowski Family of Crazy Horse, S.D., were recognized for their conservation stewardship on private land.

The Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit education and conservation organization of nearly one million members has presented Arbor Day Awards since 1972. Past winners include Wangari Maathai, winner of a Nobel Peace Prize; Chicago Mayor Richard Daley; former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; veteran newsman Bill Kurtis; the Toyota Motor Corp., and the Walt Disney Co.