June 24, 2009

Forest ReLeaf Presents “Exceptional ReLeaf” Award to Forest Park Forever
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, a not-for-profit tree planting and education organization, presented its annual Exceptional ReLeaf awards honoring outstanding planting projects from the previous year using trees donated by the organization.

Forest Park Forever won the Exceptional ReLeaf award in the category of organizations for its efforts to ensure that the tree canopy within the Park is healthy for the enjoyment of Park visitors and future generations to come. We received 132 free trees through Project CommuniTree and 75 larger trees through Priority ReLeaf. The trees were used to help restock Kennedy Forest, helping provide a replacement canopy for the declining oaks and fill in the woods after removal of bush honeysuckle. Forest Park Forever and its volunteers also planted trees near The Flegel Falls Cascades, where bush honeysuckle was also recently cleared. In addition, 75 larger trees provided through Forest ReLeaf’s Priority ReLeaf program were planted in various locations in the Park in accordance with Forest Park’s master tree planting plan.

Click here to see Forest ReLeaf featured in Forest Park Forever’s June  2009 eNewsletter