2007 Living With Trees Awards

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County's annual 'Living With Trees' Award Program was started in 2006 to recognize individuals, organizations, businesses and local governments that have demonstrated outstanding efforts to preserve remaining oak woodlands and savannas of McHenry County.

The Award Winners:

The Village of Lakewood
For the resolution passed by the Village Board to indicate support for the reforestation program and commitment to maintain the Project Quercus trees that were planted or a period of at least 99 years

The Village also has an excellent tree preservation ordinance that requires replacement plantings of nut-producing native trees. Lakewood is also on the Project Quercus Steering Committee and is one of the pilot sites for the 2007 plantings.

McHenry County Conservation District
For the study in 2007 that documents the changes in the McHenry County's oak woodlands since the the 1830s.

Volunteer Nancy Schietzelt
Volunteer Nancy Schietzelt coordinated the 2007 Project Quercus program, from mailing letters to potential volunteers and site sponsors, to setting up scouting the planting sites for appropriateness for planting oaks, to coordinating the four planting events. Nancy organized the tools, the people, and the 102 Oak seedlings planted (donated by Glacier Oaks Nursery).

The Living With Trees Award is sponsored by McHenry County Nursery, Glacier Oaks Nursery and McHenry County Soil & Water Conservation District