News & Notes May 2002

PACD Annouces 2002 Conservation Award Winners

The winners of the 2002 PACD Conservation Awards are as follows:

Ann Rudd Saxman Conservation Volunteer of the Year:
Robert Arnold - Lebanon County

Conservation Educator of the Year:
Lynn Aponik - Lebanon County

Conservation Farmer of the Year:
Larry and Roger Dice (Para-Dice Farms) - Franklin County

Conservation Organization of the Year:
The Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition of Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) - Luzerne County

County Commissioner District Director of the Year:
John H. Eichelberger Jr. - Blair County

Erosion and Sedimentation Control Award:
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. - Bedford County

Legislator Recognition Award:
Rep. Edward Staback - Lackawanna County

Media Conservation Award:
WHTM Television (ABC 27) - Cumberland County

Special Conservation Service Award:
Brad Clemensen - Cambria County

Watershed Protection Award:
Quittapahilla Watershed Association - Lebanon County

William Lange Urban Conservation Award:
William Krupa - Cambria County

The PACD annually presents awards to individuals and organizations that conduct or help support conservation efforts in Pennsylvania. The 2002 awards recipients will be recognized during a luncheon ceremony that highlights their accomplishments on Monday, July 22, at the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, in Harrisburg, PA.

The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Joint Annual Conference of the PACD and the State Conservation Commission.

For more information on the PACD Conservation Awards Program visit www.pacd.org. Businesses and organizations interested in sponsoring a category should call the PACD office at 717-238-PACD (7223).

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