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DNR Announces PLANT Award Recipients for 2006
ANNAPOLIS— The Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee (MUCFC) and the Department of Natural Resources have announced the statewide Maryland Community PLANT (People Loving And Nurturing Trees) Award recipients for 2006.
The PLANT award is given to communities for their commitment to planting and caring for trees, and increasing the public's understanding and appreciation of the role of trees in helping create healthy, sustainable communities and a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.
Schools, homeowner's associations, parks, cities, towns and other entities throughout Maryland will be presented their Awards next month at official Arbor Day and Earth Day ceremonies. Of the 127 PLANT Award winners this year, 47 Awardees have reached the top GREEN Level.
"We encourage each community to increase their efforts each year and grow to the next award level if possible. We're thrilled that so many PLANT Award communities are committed to sustaining their efforts year after year at the level where they're most capable," said Steve Parker, Chairman of the Urban Committee.
The 2006 Awardees are:
Name of Community
Contact
City
Award Level
Central Region
Baltimore City Dept Rec & Parks
Anne E Draddy / Rebecca Feldberg
Baltimore
GREEN
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Danny Davis
Baltimore
GREEN
Bel Air, Town of
Robert S Syphard
Bel Air
GREEN
Cockeysville Middle School
Richard Penhallegon
Cockeysville
GREEN
Darlington Elementary School
Christine R Gregory
Darlington
BRONZE
Forest Lakes Elementary School
Lisa Muttillo
Forest Hill
SILVER
Fountain Green Elementary School
Howard Eakes
Bel Air
SILVER
Greater Homewood Community Association
Diana D Mitchell
Baltimore
SILVER
Hampstead, Town of
Tammy Palmer
Hampstead
GREEN
Harford County
Mike Huneke DNR & David Craig
Bel Air
GREEN
Harford Glen Environmental Education Center
Karen Cifranick
Bel Air
SILVER
Havre de Grace, City of
Joe Conaway
Havre de Grace
GREEN
Havre de Grace Middle School
Jennifer Hamrick
Havre de Grace
SILVER
Hickory Elementary School
Verna Horsey
Bel Air
SILVER
Howard County Government
Steve Parker
Dayton
GREEN
Howard County Forestry Board
Steve Parker
Clarksville
CERT *
John Ruhrah Elementary School
Mary C Donnelly
Baltimore
BRONZE
Joppa View Elementary School
Anne Phillips
Perry Hall
BRONZE
Kensington, Town of
Louise Hamilton
Kensington
GREEN
Kingsview Middle School
Dennis Queen
Germantown
BRONZE
Lakelands Park Middle School
Mark Craemer
Gaithersburg
BRONZE
Lutherville Lab for Science Math & Comm
Susie Peeling
Lutherville
GOLD
Maryland National Guard
Col Carl Nagel
Havre de Grace
SILVER
Montgomery Blair High School PTSA
Charlie Garlow
Silver Spring
SILVER
Montgomery Village Foundation
Patsy Huson
Montgomery Village
GREEN
Mount Airy Garden Club
Christine A Swanson
Mt Airy
BRONZE
Moravia Park Pre K-8 Campus
Mary Tridone
Baltimore
BRONZE
Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts
Kelly Clark
Baltimore
BRONZE
Riverside Elementary School
W Glenn Pippen
Joppa
GOLD
Rockville, City of
Wayne Noll
Rockville
GREEN
Rocky Hill Middle School
Courtney Hebert & Leslee Poole
Clarksburg
BRONZE
Rosedale Center
Gene Flanagan
Baltimore
BRONZE
Sandymount Elementary School
Lisa Poole
Finksburg
BRONZE
Somerset, Town of
Corrie Morsey
Chevy Chase
GREEN
Sparks Elementary School
Pokey Fair
Sparks
SILVER
Sparrows Point High School
Harry (Sandy) Runyan
Baltimore
GOLD
Sudbrook Park, Inc.
Lawrence R Schuster
Pikesville
SILVER
Turner Station Beautification Team
Edie Brooks
Baltimore
BRONZE
Westland Middle School
Margie Lope
Bethesda
SILVER
Whiteford, Cardiff, Pylesville, Street Community Council
Douglas Howard
Pylesville
BRONZE
Woodside Park Civic Association
Roger Lewis
Silver Spring
GOLD
Youth's Benefit Elementary School
Cheryl Roettger
Fallston
GOLD
Eastern Shore
Benedictine School
Debbi Williamson
Ridgely
GREEN
Berlin Intermediate School
Donna R Main
Berlin
GREEN
Caroline County Recreation & Parks
George Jamar
Denton
SILVER
Montego Bay Civic Association
Genevieve Hartline
Ocean City
SILVER
Ocean City, Town of
Gregory Purnell
Ocean City
GREEN
Queen Anne's County Rec & Parks
Nancy Scozzari
Centreville
SILVER
Salisbury University Arboretum
Rebecca Rosing-Johnson
Salisbury
GREEN
Salisbury Zoological Park
James L. Rapp
Salisbury
GOLD
Sudlersville Middle School Ecol Corps
Darryl C Calloway
Sudlersville
GREEN
Worcester County Rec & Parks Dept
Gary Collier
Snow Hill
GREEN
Southern Region
Annapolis, City of
Marisa Wittlinger
Annapolis
GREEN
Anne Arundel Community College
Rita D Ailstock
Arnold
GREEN
Anne Arundel County Trails
David G Dionne
Millersville
GREEN
Archbishop Neale School
Judy Melvin
LaPlata
SILVER
Bladensburg, Town of
Doris Sarumi
Bladensburg
GOLD
BRW Civic Association
Natasha M Shamone-Gilmore
Capitol Heights
BRONZE
Calvert Manor Garden Club
Othelia E Ashley
Accokeek
BRONZE
Cameron Grove HOA
Naomi Person
Upper Marlboro
BRONZE
Charles Carroll Middle School
Eric Wood
New Carrollton
SILVER
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Fred Shroyer
Charlotte Hall
GREEN
Cheverly, Town of
Juan L. Torres
Cheverly
GREEN
College Park, City of
Jan van Zutphen
College Park
GREEN
Cub Scout Pack 1203 California MD
Mark Fondren
California
CERT *
Cub Scout Pack 561 Valley Lee MD
Doug Lister
California
CERT *
Davidsonville Elementary School
Patricia Nalley
Davidsonville
SILVER
Deer Park Heights Civic Association
Theresa S Jordan
Temple Hills
BRONZE
Dr. James Craik Elementary School
Penny Nye
Pomfret
GOLD
East Forest Road Revitalization Committee
Sherry Strother
Landover
BRONZE
Edmonston, Town of
Guy Tiberro
Edmonston
SILVER
Glassmanor Elementary School
Diane Jones
Oxon Hill
BRONZE
Greater Accokeek Civic Association
Judy Allen-Leventhal
Accokeek
GOLD
Greenbelt Homes Inc.
Matt Berres
Greenbelt
GREEN
High Point High School
Christine Maconachy
Beltsville
SILVER
Historic Saint Marys City
Mary M. Alves
St. Mary's City
GREEN
Hollywood Elementary School
Jennifer A Gilman
Hollywood
GREEN
Hyattsville, City of
Lee Henry
Hyattsville
GREEN
James A Forrest Career & Technology Center
Robert Taylor & Christi Daley & Ed Carney
Leonardtown
GOLD
John Hanson Middle School
Janet Goodspeed
Oxon Hill
SILVER
Judith P Hoyer Early Childhood Center
Lynette Whitt
Cheverly
BRONZE
Kids Getting Out
Felicia L Reed
Upper Marlboro
CERT *
Lake Arbor Civic Association
Bill Frazier
Mitchellville
SILVER
Landover Revitalization Coalition
Alice M Robinson
Landover
BRONZE
Leonardtown, Town of
Mark Grant & Lascelle Miller
Leonardtown
GREEN
Little Friends for Peace
Jerome Park
Mt Rainier
BRONZE
Lower Potomac Tributary Team
Bob Boxwell
Leonardtown
SILVER
Mattaponi Elementary School Boy Scouts Pack 239
Bryan Carrington
Marlboro
SILVER
Mechanicsville Elementary School
Barbara Cooksey Abell
Mechanicsville
GREEN
Mount Airy Estates Homeowners
George Cooper
Clinton
BRONZE
New Carrollton, City of
Peter Lublin
New Carrollton
GREEN
New Hope Academy
Joy Morrow
Landover Hills
SILVER
North Clinton Citizens Association
Clinton Burnham
Clinton
GOLD
North Glen Elementary School
Mary Jo Young
Glen Burnie
SILVER
Northern Senior Center Council
Patty Myers
Charlotte Hall
SILVER
Oakville Elementary School
Jane R Combs & Renee Reining
Mechanicsville
SILVER
Patuxent River Naval Air Station
Douglas P Lister
Patuxent River
GREEN
Port Towns Youth Council
Rev Gail Addison
New Carrollton
BRONZE
Riverdale Park, Town of (DPW)
Deborah Murphy
Riverdale Park
GREEN
St Mary's College of Maryland
Kevin Mercer
St Mary's City
GREEN
St Mary's County Health Dept
William B Icenhower, MD
Leonardtown
GOLD
St. Mary's County Master Gardeners
Ben Beale & Jim Marsh
Leonardtown
SILVER
St Mary's County Rec & Parks
Phil Rollins & David Guyther
Leonardtown
GREEN
St Mary's Nursing Center
Don Lewis & Mike Lacey
Leonardtown
GOLD
Scotchtown Hills Elementary School
Jessica Holt
Laurel
SILVER
Seat Pleasant, City of
Darlinda Sanders
Seat Pleasant
GREEN
Sherwood Forest Club
Paul Mellin
Sherwood Forest
GREEN
Shipley's Choice Elementary School
Dr Linda Ferrara
Millersville
SILVER
Templeton Elementary School
Marlowe Blount-Rich
Riverdale
BRONZE
Thomas Stone Elementary School
Mardi Hastings
Mt Rainier
SILVER
Wicomico Shores Golf Course
Pat Meyers & Phil Rollins
Chaptico
GOLD
Wilburn Central Civic Assoc
Annie Joy Shellman
Capitol Heights
SILVER
William Beanes Elementary School
Peter Miller
Suitland
SILVER
Woods End HOA
Cynthia Rudolph
Oxon Hill
GOLD
Western Region
Cumberland, City of
Paul T Eriksson
Cumberland
GREEN
Fort Detrick
Col Mary R Deutsch
Fort Detrick
GREEN
Frederick, City of
George Tom Rippeon Jr
Frederick
GREEN
Friendsville, Town of
Alice M Spear
Friendsville
GREEN
Grantsville Elementary School
Mary S Norris
Grantsville
GREEN
Hagerstown, City of
Eric Deike
Hagerstown
GREEN
Loch Lynn Heights, Town of
Larry F Friend
Loch Lynn Heights
GREEN
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
Fr. John Dietzenbach
Libertytown
SILVER
South Frederick Elementary School Earth & Space Science Laboratory
Jeffrey Grills
Frederick
GREEN
Waterford Park, Friends of
Virginia K Brace
Frederick
Williamsport, Town of
Emilie Cooper DNR
Clear Spring
SILVER
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