The annual CRTI Partner Recognition Celebration celebrates leaders and innovators in urban and community forestry and the essential work they are doing.
We will share ideas, showcase the efforts and achievements of innovative partners who have contributed to the goals of CRTI, raise awareness about the importance of urban forestry and the benefits of trees, and provide opportunities for networking and collaboration.
Event Details
The 2025 CRTI Partner Recognition Celebration event date and location will be announced in the coming months.
Urban Forestry Awards
Winners of the 2025 Urban Forestry Awards will be announced at the CRTI Partner Recognition Celebration. Nominations will open soon.
Project Highlight Posters
Displayed at the celebration event, Project Highlight Posters showcase the amazing forestry work happening around the seven-county Chicago region within the last year. Submissions for posters will open soon.
Event Schedule
An event schedule and program will be shared closer to the 2025 event date.
Urban Forestry Awards
The Chicago Region Trees Initiative recognizes organizations and individuals who have gone above and beyond this past year on behalf of the regional forest and the communities who live there.
Nominations for the 2025 Urban Forestry Awards will open closer to the 2025 event date.
Award Categories
Urban Forester of the Year
This award celebrates an individual professional urban forester who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellence in the field of urban and community forestry.
Urban Forest Advocate
This award honors an individual or organization that has shown exceptional dedication to advocating for the protection, expansion, and maintenance of urban and community forests.
Urban Forest Innovator
This award recognizes an individual or organization that has introduced innovative practices, technologies, incorporated new disciplines, collaborations, or new ways of thinking about trees in the human environment, or created novel programs to enhance urban and community forestry.
Project Highlight Posters
Share your success at the CRTI Annual Partner Recognition Celebration!
CRTI will be creating and displaying posters to showcase the amazing forestry work happening around the seven-county Chicago region within the last year. The posters will be displayed during the Annual Partner Recognition Celebration.
Submissions for Project Highlight Posters will open closer to the 2025 event date.
See examples of posters from past years below.
