Central Coast Job Corps Receives Honor, April 8

In celebration of Oregon Arbor Week (April 7-13), Oregon Community Trees (OCT) – the state’s urban and community forestry council – announces the 2014 recipients o f the Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Awards. The award recipients are: Tree City of the Year: City of Philomath; Organization Award: Greenworks; Individual Award: Laura Lesher; Organization Award: Angell Job Corps, Yachats. Angell Job Corps receives this award in recognition of this organization’s success and continued efforts in teaching eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent citizens. They strive to place their students in meaningful jobs or on track for additional education. Angell Job Core has directly influenced many students to achieve their goal of becoming arborists. After graduating from Angell Job Core, many students have earned positions with commercial urban forestry companies such as General Tree Service, Collier Arbor Care, Asplundh Tree Expert Company, and other arboriculture-related companies. We salute Angell Job Corps for their contributions to social justice as well as their excellent track record in training young professionals in community forestry. About These Awards: For the 21st year, the O.C.T. awards recognize individuals and organizations for their exceptional, inspiring accomplishments and leadership in enhancing Oregon’s urban and community forests. Anyone can make nominations for these awards, which are given annually for leadership in community and urban forestry. For more information, please visit: www.oregoncommunitytrees.org