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2007 GUFC Urban Forestry Awards

Georgia Urban Forest Council awarded Excellence in Urban Forestry Awards at its 17th Annual Awards Program on November 1, 2007 at the Rome Forum. These awards are presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service toward the preservation and enhancement of our urban forests. Grand Award recipients were presented with a framed, limited-edition print of Rome’s September Elm Tree, located in historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery, commissioned exclusively for this year’s event by artist Barry Nehr. Merit Award winners were presented with a handsome plaque for their achievements.
OUTSTANDING MARKETING GRAND AWARD: City of Alpharetta Arbor Day Celebration
OUTSTANDING GREENSPACE PLAN GRAND AWARD: City of Helen Tree Restoration
OUTSTANDING EDUCATION MERIT AWARD: Clayton County Public Schools for its Outdoor Classroom Initiative at Callaway, Hawthorne and River’s Edge Elementary Schools
The City of Rome, host city of the 2007 GUFC Annual Conference
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT GRAND AWARD: Dale Higdon, Georgia Forestry Commission
OUTSTANDING EDUCATION GRAND AWARD: Gary Wilkens and the Central Gwinnett Black Knight Memory Garden
OUTSTANDING NEW INITIATIVE: The Gwinnett County Environmental and Heritage Center
OUTSTANDING GREENSPACE PLAN MERIT AWARD: Cobb Trees/Keep Cobb Beautiful for the Hopkins Road Greenspace Recovery
SPECIAL AWARD FROM GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION: Milliken and Company
SPECIAL AWARD FROM GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION: (r)evolution partners