Como Tree Appreciation Awards: Treasure Our Neighborhood Trees
Friday, July 22, 2011 2:00 PM
The District 10 Environment Committee is proud to sponsor yearly Como Tree Appreciation Awards as a way to treasure our valuable neighborhood trees and promote the planting of new trees.
In addition to beautifying our landscapes, trees clean our air, reduce rain runoff, help us save on heating and cooling costs, reduce noise pollution, increase our property values and support wildlife, especially birds. Trees work hard for us, yet many of us take them for granted.
Nominate a residential tree—big or small, old or new, yours or a neighbor’s, any tree you treasure—and our committee will consider it for an award. Nominations for 2011 are now closed.
Winners will receive a certificate of appreciation, and will be able to display a yard sign announcing their award-winning tree for a month. Photos of the winners and their trees will appear on the District 10 website, and an article may also be sent to local newspapers.
Nominations for 2012 will begin next spring.
Let’s treasure our neighborhood trees!
2011 Award Winners
Four trees, a massive Eastern cottonwood, a mature Northern catalpa, a majestic white pine, and a towering spruce, were selected to receive awards in late June 2011. To learn more about this year's winners, view the slideshow at right. To read an article about the winners published in the August issue of the Park Bugle, click here.