Green industry leaders announce 2009 George L. Good gold medal winner

The New York State Nursery and Landscape Association (NYSNLA) will honor Donald J. Leopold, Ph.D., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, Director, Undergraduate Honors Program, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY‐ESF) this summer at its annual Award Ceremony presentation at the New York State Fair.

Each year, the NYSNLA George L. Good Gold Medal Committee makes its recommendation to the NYSNLA Board of Directors as to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to horticulture in the State of New York. “Dr. Leopold has made significant contributions to New York’s horticulture through his teachings at SUNY‐ESF and through his many years of promoting the use of northeastern US native trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses.” comments A. Martin Petrovic, Ph.D. (Department of Horticulture, Cornell University), NYSNLA Gold Medal Committee Chair. “The industry and gardening public has been afforded many trusted publications authored by Dr. Leopold including his comprehensive, best‐selling book Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening & Conservation (D.J. Leopold, Timber Press, Portland, OR).” Read more>