$60,000 to be Awarded to ''Unsung Heroes of the Conservation World'' at Ceremony in Sacramento -- Panel of Leading Conservationists to Judge Candidates for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Preservation
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Wednesday, February 7, 2001
--Sixteen year-old Melody Page pioneered a program to recycle phone books in Memphis. Baytown Parks & Recreation Department in Texas restored its city`s wetlands. David Gibson launched educational programs to promote natural resource conservation in New York`s Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. Each is a past winner of the nation`s oldest and most prestigious tribute celebrating achievement in environmental protection -- the Chevron Conservation Awards. A nationwide call seeking nominations for the 2001 Chevron Conservation Awards has been announced, with judges encouraging ''unsung heroes of the conservation world'' to submit applications.
''Any conservation effort -- large or small -- makes a difference. Recognition of these achievements and a sharing of ideas educates and inspires others to preserve natural resources,'' said B.J. Griffin, one of five panel members of distinguished conservationists selecting award winners. Griffin is executive director of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA and a former Superintendent of Yosemite National Park. The Judges Panel also includes: Helen Engle, Director, National Audubon Society Board of Directors; Jack Lorenz, co-founder, Wildlife Habitat Council; Patrick Noonan, Chairman, The Conservation Fund; and, Nancy Pearlman, founder, the Ecology Center of Southern California and Project Ecotourism.
Nominations for the 47th Chevron Conservation Awards may be submitted now through April 30, 2001. The awards will be presented at gala ceremonies on August 22, 2001 at the Golden State Museum in Sacramento. Winners will receive $10,000, a round-trip airfare for two to Sacramento and two nights` lodging. More than 1,000 volunteers, professionals and organizations have been recognized since 1954. Chevron Conservation Award winners have led to the creation of wildlife refuges and preserves, the protection of species, the establishment of park and recreation areas, and the overall heightening of environmental awareness.
How to Submit Nominations
Anyone is eligible to nominate an individual or organization for the Chevron Conservation Awards. To obtain a nomination package with program details and an application form: (1) Visit the program`s Web site at www.chevron.com/community/consawards; (2) Send email to [email protected]; (3) Write to Chevron Conservation Awards Program, 575 Market Street, Room 3418, San Francisco, CA 94105; or (4) Call the Chevron Conservation Awards Program at 415/894-7040.
One of the following three categories should be specified: (1) Individual: individuals whose conservation efforts are a voluntary expression of good citizenship. Honorees selected in this category may include youth; (2) Professional: individuals who are career professionals, either currently employed or retired, within the conservation field; and (3) Nonprofit Organization: private-sector organizations administered by volunteers and/or paid staff; public agencies organized as administrative divisions of government or grade K-12 school classrooms.
Nominations close April 30, 2001. The guidelines also require a letter profiling the candidate`s qualifications and accomplishments, a brief biographical sketch of the candidate, two letters of endorsement supporting the candidate`s nomination, as well as any documentation of the candidate`s conservation efforts, such as newspaper or magazine articles.
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