The conference begins at 10 a.m on November 15 th and concludes at noon on the 16 th . Nebraska Community Forestry Awards Program Nominations are still being sought to recognize outstanding communities, community forestry projects and individuals that have demonstrated a sustained commitment to maintaining and improving the community forest. Awards will be presented for the top three nominations in each category and include a choice of a gift certificate from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum or a scholarship to a National Arbor Day Foundation conference in Nebraska City. All recipients will receive one free registration to the Trees N Towns conference. The National Arbor Day Foundation will soon be sending information to Nebraska's 108 Tree City USA communities regarding re-certification for 2001.
Information is sent directly to the mayor's offices.
This year the Nebraska Forest Service is considering some changes in the way the Tree City applications are handled. Tree City applications may be routed through the two field offices for review by the field staff. This will allow for more local input from our foresters who are familiar with activities within the respective communities. There are several reasons for this possible change. The NFS wants to make our communities more aware of this problem and attempt to put an end to it.