“Celebration of Earth” 30th Annual Urban Forestry Awards Recognizing Community Gardens, Forests and Green Infrastructure Awards Awards Event: October 4, 2017 from 6:30 PM Dragos, Jackson, MS Categories Include: Community Projects Civic Group Youth Awards Lifetime Achievement Green Mayor Governor’s Award Small Town(20,000 or less) Urban City (<20,000) Developers Tree City USA Forester/Arborist Green Communication Urban Farmer Reforesting Award Certified Arboretum Certified Model Urban Forest Scenic Community of MS Partnership Award And others doing “Green” work in your community. Nomination Applications Must Include the Following Information: Person or organization being nominated: Category: Affiliation/company: City: Phone Numbers (Office & Cell): E-mail address: Provide a simple description of accomplishments: (Put this information on a separate sheet) Person/affiliation submitting nomination: City: Phone (Office & Cell): E-Mail: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NOMINATION DEADLINE IS September 15, 2017 Please remember judging will be based on the information contained in the nomination. Please provide as much information as possible. Winners will need to provide three electronic photos for presentations at the ceremony. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards Ceremony Registration: Name: Email:

Additional people attending ceremony : Number attending x $30.00 = Total $ Mail or email this registration to the Mississippi Urban Forest Council, 164 Trace Cove Drive, Madison, MS 39110 or dyowell@aol.com. Deadline for submitting nomination is September 15, 2017. Award recipients and nominators will be notified Friday, September 22, 2017. Reservations for the awards event should be made no later than September 30, 2017.