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Nominations sought
for Green Medal awards
We
are looking at Christmas trees now, but it is time to consider nominating
people, businesses and civic groups for the tree-friendly Green Medals the town
awards each year as part of its activities as a Tree City USA.
The
Green Medal Awards recognize individuals, groups and businesses that promote
good environmental stewardship and excellence in service while demonstrating an
unwavering commitment to the enhancement of the town’s urban forest. The Wake
Forest Urban Forestry Board votes on the nominations, and the winners are
announced at the Arbor Day Celebration, which will be Thursday, March 13, this
coming year.
The
categories for the medals are:
ü Civic, given to an individual, a civic club or an organization that has
shown outstanding service, education, tree-planting or other volunteer-based
work.
ü Corporate, given to a company or business which exhibits a pattern of
commitment to the environment, or which has made a significant contribution to
the urban forest through an internal education program, a self-initiated tree
planting or other outreach project.
ü Program or
Project, designed to honor a program or project which promotes good urban
forestry or environmental practice, or to a development which has shown
excellence in tree preservation or landscaping. Only those developments which
exceed town requirements or meet them by using particularly creative methods
such as innovative planting or design will be considered.
ü Community
Forester is intended to honor a lifetime or career of
excellence in urban forestry or leadership in environmental integrity and
practice. The recipient’s service should be demonstrated as having a
significant impact on the community.
Go to www.wakeforestnc.gov
for nomination forms or go to the Wake Forest Planning Office, 221 S. Brooks
St. Mail them to Lisa Potts, Town of Wake Forest, 401 East Elm Ave., Wake
Forest NC 27587, fax them 554-6607 or e-mail them to lpotts@wakeforestnc.gov. They must be
received by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
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