U.S. Forest Service garners top award

The United States Forest Service received A Legacy of Partnership Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. It's the highest honor bestowed by the foundation.

From its inception, a legacy of partnership has been central to the mission of the U.S. Forest Service, and that same legacy extends to its work with the Arbor Day Foundation. With the Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, the Forest Service in 1976 launched Tree City USA to provide resources and recognition to communities for sustained investments in tree management and care. Today, more than 140 million Americans in 3,500 communities live in a Tree City USA.

The U.S. Forest Service has supported the planting of 24 million trees in more than 60 of our national forests, in partnership with the Foundation. The support of the Forest Service was also instrumental in the construction of Lied Lodge and Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm, where many of the Foundation's core principles come to life.

The foundation presented several other awards. See all the recipients here: http://www.arborday.org/media/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?id=266