September 15th Deadline for Conservation Award Nominations
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invites its watershed residents to look for local "Environmental Stewardship Leaders". Our watershed has several youth groups, service clubs, and special interest groups doing great projects for the Credit River and its environment. This is an opportunity to recognize and highlight some of the great environmental projects and activities taking place in the watershed...and the people and partners behind this great work.
Individuals, businesses and/or groups that have delivered programs or completed a specific project that have improved the health and quality of the Credit River Watershed, may qualify to win one of many “Friends of the Credit” awards.
For the last 20 years, the Friends of the Credit awards has recognized individuals, landowners, community groups, small businesses and corporations, or municipalities and agencies who have made a significant contribution to natural resource management in the Credit River watershed . The awards are presented on behalf of the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) Board of Directors and recognize first-time projects, or those that have extended over multiple years, including restoration projects, events, publications, educational programs, donations of conservation lands or easements, environmental policies or plans, or advocacy for natural heritage protection.
In order to be considered for an award the projects must: involve a long-term benefit; contribute to an environmentally healthy river; represent cooperation with other agencies and groups.
The Award of Excellence is the most prestigious conservation award to be won. It recognizes an individual or group that has made an extraordinary contribution to the conservation of the watershed. The project or activity must represent an unusual level of commitment, such as a lifetime of personal service to watershed conservation that achieved exceptional results.
The Award of Distinction is presented to those outstanding individuals or groups whose projects and/or activities reflect a significant contribution to the conservation of the watershed. The project or activity provides long-term benefits and is related to CVC program objectives. The project should also reflect a relatively significant contribution of personal time and or resources.
The Certificate of Merit recognizes nominations for valuable projects that are consistent with the overall purpose of the conservation awards program, i.e. to improve the health of the river.
The Young Conservationist Award recognizes nominations for youth who have shown leadership with a valuable environmental project that is consistent with the overall purpose of the conservation awards program and is open to individuals or groups under the age of 25.
Nominations for this year's Awards Program are due by September 15 th . Please contact Heather Yates at 905-670-1615 ext 285 or visit www.creditvalleycons.com for more information and nomination forms.
Conservation Authorities are a provincial/ municipal partnership. The CVC was established by an Act of the province in 1954 with a mandate to protect all natural resources other than minerals in the area drained by the Credit River . We have been working for over 50 years with our partner municipalities and stakeholders to protect and enhance the natural environment of the Credit River Watershed for present and future generations. MEDIA CONTACT:
Bernadette Fernandez,
Communications Specialist
905-670-1615 ext 240 |
