Environmental Leaders Recognized

"I am very proud of what we have all done thus far, but we have to keep working at telling our story to the public and the media so people understand what it is that we do," Schlossberg encouraged the contractors and guests at the awards banquet. "We’ve made a lot of progress already, but there is still a long, long way to go."

The 1999 Environmental Leadership winners were:

• Dave Hanson, Environmental Care, Calabasas, Calif.
• Tim Doppel, Atwood Lawn Care, Sterling Heights, Mich.
• Norman Goldenberg, TruGreen-ChemLawn, Memphis, Tenn.
• Tom Tolkacz, Swingle Tree & Landscape Care, Denver, Colo.
• Phil Fogarty, Crowley’s Vegetation Management, Cleveland, Ohio
• Michael Kernaghan, The Weed Man, Mississauga, Ontario
• Laurie Broccolo, Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care, Rochester, N.Y.
• Chris Senske, Senske Tree & Lawn Care, Kennewick, Wash.
• The Davey Institute, Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, Ohio
• Mark Schlossberg, Pro-Lawns-Plus, Baltimore, Md.

Michael McDermott, business group director for AgrEvo Environmental Health, congratulated each of the winners and noted lawn and landscape professionals aren’t publicly recognized often enough for the work that they do to protect and serve the environment.

"We at AgrEvo salute these true environmental stewards and encourage all industry personnel to remember that our work begins and ends with the environment around us," he said.

Next year’s Environmental Leadership Award winners will be announced in the November 2000 issue of Lawn & Landscape magazine. Individuals interested in nominating someone for the award should contact Lawn & Landscape’s Bob West at 800/456-0707 ext. 239 or bwest@lawnandlandscape.com.