Nominate those worthy of Living With Trees Award

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites you to nominate any worthy individual, business, organization or municipality for a Living With Trees Award. Nominations are now being accepted, with the final deadline of Monday, Dec. 15.

The award program was started to recognize those individuals, businesses, local governments and others who go above and beyond to ensure that the McHenry County community will have oaks in the future.

Award recipients include villages that have strong tree preservation rules in place to restrict the removal of mature trees and also require planting of native, mast-producing trees such as oaks and hickories; individuals who have not only restored their oak woods, but have also chosen to permanently protect them with a conservation easement; and nurseries that have helped with the propagation (raising) of oaks that are planted as part of Project Quercus.

An individual who worked with ComEd to get them to change their tree "trimming" practices in his village to stop the spread of disease among the cut trees.

Go to www.conserveMC.org and click on the nomination form. Any nominations received prior to the deadline will be evaluated for possible recognition at TLC's annual Celebration Brunch to be held Jan. 25, 2015.

Call Linda at (815) 337-9502 with any questions.