Ameren Illinois has been honored by the Arbor Day Foundation with the Treeline USA Award. The award, handed out yearly, honors Ameren's efforts in trimming, maintaining, and planting trees. Rick Johnson is a spokesperson for Ameren and he says to receive the Treeline USA designation, Ameren had to meet five criteria

Ameren takes pride in replacing any tree they are forced to cut down by planting a new tree in an area away from power lines.