2018 Award Recipients
EVERYDAY HERO AWARD
Elizabeth Skrzat
City Plants, City of Los Angeles
Betty McKenney
Arlington Gardens, Pasadena
Carlos Campero
LA Conservation Corps
Troy Murphee
Community Activist, San Diego
Kanami Otani
Green Crew Program Manager, Claremont
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD
Rachele Melious
Arborist & Educator, Tree San Diego
Dr. Matt Ritter
Professor & Author, Cal Poly SLO
S.O.S. – SAVE OUR SHADE AWARD
Tree Fresno
Washington Unified School District, West Fresno Campus Tree Planting & Irrigation
Carl Dillman & Dave Roger
City of Claremont
BEST URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT AWARD
Jessica Reed & Sophia Frost
Zion Avenue Beautification Project
Shawna Fakhouri
Santee Lake Recreation Preserve
COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH TREES AWARD
The Five Rotary Clubs of Salinas
The Rotary Grove
Amy Young, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Sacramento Shade Program
Jocelyn Estiandan, LA County of Public Health
The PLACE Program
URBAN TREE LEGACY AWARD
John Kabashima
Environmental Horticulture Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
Santa Rosa Rincon Ridge Arbor Day Tree Planting
John Gauder & Lorena Hernandez
Comcast Cares Team
with
Lisa Grant
City of Santa Rosa – Park & Recreation
with
Dennis Searles, Kim Nielsen-Glynn & Mike Bertoli
Fountaingrove II Open Space Management District
with
Jimi Scheid
CAL FIRE & WCISA
with
The Arbor Day Foundation