20 Projects Honorees
These 20 wonderful projects were selected as outstanding examples completed by volunteers, community leaders and staff over the past 20 years. By setting a high standard, these projects provide a "green print" and vision for the future. The projects honored here are representative of dozens of others like them that are also worthy of commendation. We’d like to thank everyone who submitted nominations for the projects they felt should be recognized. Narrowing down the list from hundreds of possible projects to a mere twenty honorees was a monumental task. We also want to thank the staff and volunteers that were involved in this process.
Biechler Buffer & Poster Project
Dean Biechler and Family- Ames, IA
Broadway Street Project
Team WAVE- Arnolds Park, IA
Craft and Cisco Buffer Project
Gene Craft & Jerry Cisco- Atlanta, IL
Stratford Tornado Outreach
Belmond Trees Forever- Belmond, IA
McKinley Middle School Arboretum
Trees Forever- Cedar Rapids, IA
STRATUM and UFORE Research Projects
Trees Forever- Cedar Rapids, IA
3rd Grade Planting Project
Clinton Trees Forever- Clinton, IA
West Link Project
Hayes Buffer Project
Pat and Debra Hayes- Dubuque, IA
Dysart Community Visioning, ILR Projects & Branching Out
Dysart Tree Board- Dysart, IA
Tornado Recovery Planting Projects
Replant Fruitland, Grandview Branching Out & Muscatine Branching Out-
Fruitland, Grandview and Muscatine, IA
Downtown Beautification Project
George Trees Forever- George, IA
Lower Beaver Creek Watershed Project
Johnston VIEW Committee- Johnston, IA
Freedom Trees Project
Trees Forever- Knoxville, IA
Waubonsee Community College Wetland Restoration
Illinois Buffer Partnership- Sugar Grove, IL
Vinton-Shellsburg High School Outdoor Classroom
Trees Forever- Vinton, IA
Environmental Club Tree Sales
Waverly-Shell Rock High School- Waverly, IA
Madison Park Project
Washington Tree Beautification Committee- Washington, IA
Council Bluffs Trees Forever- Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa State Capitol Grove Project
Trees Forever- Des Moines, IA
Oakridge Neighborhood & Edmunds School NeighborWoods Project
Trees Forever- Des Moines, IA