Friends of the Arboretum
Nominating an Individual or Group
From November through March of each year, we accept nominations of candidates who have done exemplary restoration projects in Wisconsin. Nominations must be submitted no later than April 4, 2008. Winners must be present at the awards ceremony.
We are accepting nominations for the following four awards for exemplary restoration projects in Wisconsin:
• John T. Curtis "Career Excellence" Award - Individuals who have demonstrated career excellence in ecological restoration will be eligible for this $2,000 award plus an engraved plaque.
• Virginia M. Kline "Community-based Ecological Restoration" Award - With a $2,000 award plus an engraved plaque, we will recognize a group or organization for excellence in community-based ecological restoration.
• Henry C. Greene "Innovative Approaches" Award - This $2,000 award plus an engraved plaque will be given to an individual for creative or innovative approaches to ecological restoration.
• John Nolen "Application of Sound Practices" Award - This award of an engraved plaque (and up to $2,000 at the discretion of the judges) will be given to an individual, organization, group or business demonstrating the sound practice of ecological principles in specific projects and applications.
- Nomination procedure for the John T. Curtis Award
- Nomination procedure for the Virginia M. Kline Award
- Nomination procedure for the Henry C. Greene Award
- Nomination procedure for the John Nolen Award
Nomination procedure for the John T. Curtis Award for Career Excellence in Ecological Restoration
Nominators must submit the required candidate information. This documentation must be submitted to the submission address below and must be postmarked or delivered by 4 p.m., April 4, 2008. Nominators have the option of submitting all-electronic materials or an all-paper nomination packet. If choosing to submit a paper nomination, you must send six (6) complete copies. Nominations are confidential and self-nominations are welcome.
Selection Procedure
The award will be determined by a panel of five judges. These judges have ecological restoration expertise, are from the private and public sectors and represent Wisconsin's geographic diversity. The panel includes one member of the Friends of the Arboretum Board of Directors and a representative of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Judges may solicit additional input from other experts.
Application Requirements
When nominating candidates for this award, the following information must be provided:
Candidate:
Please provide the following candidate information:
• Name
• Current postal and email addresses
• Telephone and fax numbers
• Relationship to candidate
• Have you notified the candidate of this nomination?
• Education
• Work history
• Publications
• Awards
• Research/Management experience and accomplishments
• Professional involvement
• How did the candidate contribute to the field of ecological restoration?
• What was the effect or impact of these contributions?
This information should be no more than ten (10) pages.
References:
Please supply two letters of reference that support the application.
Submission address (electronic submissions are encouraged)
Sara Minkoff
1207 Seminole Highway
Madison WI 53711
Telephone: 608/263-7760
Fax: 608/262-5209
Email: sminkoff@wisc.edu
Nomination procedure for the Virginia M. Kline Award for Excellence in Community-Based Restoration
Nominators must submit the required candidate information. This documentation must be submitted to the submission address below and must be postmarked or delivered by 4 p.m., April 4, 2008. Nominators have the option of submitting all-electronic materials or an all-paper nomination packet. If choosing to submit a paper nomination, you must send six (6) complete copies. Nominations are confidential and self-nominations are welcome.
Selection Procedure
The award will be determined by a panel of five judges. These judges have ecological restoration expertise, are from the private and public sectors and represent Wisconsin's geographic diversity. The panel includes one member of the Friends of the Arboretum Board of Directors and a representative of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Judges may solicit additional input from other experts.
Application Requirements
When nominating candidates for this award, the following information must be provided:
Candidate:
Please provide the following candidate information:
• Name
• Current postal and email addresses
• Telephone and fax numbers
• Relationship to candidate
• Have you notified the candidate of this nomination?
• Name of group
• Name of group contact
• Current postal and email address of group contact
• Telephone and fax numbers of group contact
• Publications
• Awards
• Problem addressed-Please describe the goal of the restoration project. Visual materials describing the project are encouraged (maps, diagrams, photos, etc.).
• Community involvement-Describe the partnerships and/or volunteers involved in the project. Describe the effect of community involvement on the people and organizations involved.
• Lessons learned-What is unique about the restoration approach that would be of value to others doing restoration work?
• Documentation - Provide documentation of the project outcomes. Examples: statistics of volunteer contributions, numbers of acres restored, etc.
• Outreach - Describe any others who have learned from these activities.
• Budget - What was the cost of and source of funds for the project? Describe how the budget reflects the cooperative nature of the project.
• Duration - Please describe how long the project has been functioning. Provide a project timeline.
This information should be no more than ten pages, excluding visual materials.
References:
Please supply two letters of reference that support the application.
Submission address (electronic submissions are encouraged)
Sara Minkoff
1207 Seminole Highway
Madison WI 53711
Telephone: 608/263-7760
Fax: 608/262-5209
Email: sminkoff@wisc.edu
Nomination procedure for the Henry C. Greene Award for Innovative Approaches in Restoration
Nominators must submit the required candidate information. This documentation must be submitted to the submission address below and must be postmarked or delivered by 4 p.m., April 4, 2008. Nominators have the option of submitting all-electronic materials or an all-paper nomination packet. If choosing to submit a paper nomination, you must send six (6) complete copies. Nominations are confidential and self-nominations are welcome.
Selection Procedure
The award will be determined by a panel of five judges. These judges have ecological restoration expertise, are from the private and public sectors and represent Wisconsin's geographic diversity. The panel includes one member of the Friends of the Arboretum Board of Directors and a representative of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Judges may solicit additional input from other experts.
Application Requirements
When nominating candidates for this award, the following information must be provided:
Candidate:
Please provide the following candidate information:
• Name
• Current postal and email addresses
• Telephone and fax numbers
• Relationship to candidate
• Have you notified the candidate of this nomination?
• Education
•Related work history
•Relevant professional involvement
•Problem addressed - What problem did the innovation solve? What were the goals?
•Nature of the innovation - Please describe this device, discovery or approach. Visual materials are encouraged (maps, diagrams, photos, etc.).
•Lessons learned - What is unique about the innovation that would be of value to others doing restoration?
•Broader impact - What is the effect or impact of the innovation on the surrounding environment (natural and human communities)?
•Documentation - What documentation do you have to support the outcomes from the innovation? Can you document how others have learned from this innovation?
•Budget - What was the cost of the innovation?
•Duration - Please describe how long the innovation has been part of a restoration project.
This information should be no more than eight pages.
References:
Please supply two letters of reference that support the application.
Submission address (electronic submissions are encouraged)
Sara Minkoff
1207 Seminole Highway
Madison WI 53711
Telephone: 608/263-7760
Fax: 608/262-5209
Email: sminkoff@wisc.edu
Nomination procedure for the John Nolen Award for Excellence in Ecological Restoration Practices
Nominators must submit the required candidate information. This documentation must be submitted to the submission address below and must be postmarked or delivered by 4 p.m., April 4, 2008. Nominators have the option of submitting all-electronic materials or an all-paper nomination packet. If choosing to submit a paper nomination, you must send six (6) complete copies. Nominations are confidential and self-nominations are welcome.
Selection Procedure
The award will be determined by a panel of five judges. These judges have ecological restoration expertise, are from the private and public sectors and represent Wisconsin's geographic diversity. The panel includes one member of the Friends of the Arboretum Board of Directors and a representative of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Judges may solicit additional input from other experts.
Application Requirements
When nominating candidates for this award, the following information must be provided:
Candidate:
Please provide the following candidate information:
• Name
• Current postal and email addresses
• Telephone and fax numbers
• Relationship to candidate
• Have you notified the candidate of this nomination?
• Physical location of project
• Project history
• Parties and partners involved in design, finance, approvals, implementation, site preparation, commissioning, nurturing, and transitional management for the effort
• Unique project attributes and features
• Applied management experience and accomplishment associated with the project
• Problem addressed-How did the project demonstrate application of ecological restoration?
• Outcome-What was the effect or impact of these contributions?
This information should be no more than six pages, excluding visual materials.
References:
Please supply two letters of reference that support the application.
Submission address (electronic submissions are encouraged)
Sara Minkoff
1207 Seminole Highway
Madison WI 53711
Telephone: 608/263-7760
Fax: 608/262-5209
Email: sminkoff@wisc.edu