Families, Parks and Recreation

Parks Awards

Division National and Local Memberships and Awards

Memberships:
Florida Urban Forestry Council                                                         International Society of Arborist, Florida Chapter
American Society of Consulting Arborists
Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association
National Arbor Day Foundation
Florida Recreation and Parks Association                                                   National Recreation and Parks Association
Florida Irrigation Society
Florida Turfgrass Association                                                                   Florida Native Plant Society                                                                 American Horticulture Association

Awards:
National Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA Award since 1976                        The National Arbor Day Foundation Growth Award since 1990                          2011 Outstanding Tree Advocate - Janice Rahill (Florida Urban Forestry Council) 2011 Outstanding Urban Forestry Program (Florida Urban Forestry Council)        2008 - 2010 Playful City USA Award by KaBOOM!
2007 Golden Brick Award - Lake Eola Playground
1999 Florida Tree City USA awarded by the Florida Forestry Council and the Florida Division of Forestry)
1999 Outstanding Public Awareness Project "Trees to Good Homes" (Florida Urban Forestry Council)
1998 Outstanding Municipal Program (Florida Urban Forestry Council)
1993 F.N.G.A. Landscape Award - Award of Excellence - Langford Park
1990 A.A.N. - National Landscape Award for Landscaping and Beautification for Orlando - Loch Haven Park
1989 F.N.G.A. Landscape Award - Award of Excellence - Lake Eola Park
1988 F.N.G.A. Landscape Award - Award of Excellence - Loch Haven Park
1987 Golden Brick Award - Senator Beth Johnson Park
1985 Golden Brick Award - City of Orlando
1985 Golden Brick Award - Lake Eola Tot Lot
1980 Golden Brick Award - William Beardall Senior Center and Park Delaney School

Tour de Trees
Andy Kittsley has been a rider on the Tour de Trees for the International Society of Arboriculture since 1997. Each rider is responsible for ensuring $3500 of contribution per rider for the Tree Research Fund which funds research for trees.

The ISA Research Trust was established in 1976 to provide a reservoir of money from which important research could be funded. Overseen by a Board of Trustees, the mission of the Trust was to "identify significant environmental, biological, social and economic needs of arboriculture and urban forestry, including tree genetics, management and care; and provide funding for innovative basic/applied research and education projects."