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DNREC Seeks Nominees for Young Environmentalist Award

Do you know a student who’s working to protect the environment through an innovative project, promoting public awareness or otherwise demonstrating concern for our natural world, whether it’s right here in Delaware or issues affecting our whole planet? If so, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) wants to hear about that student – and you can nominate him or her for the 2006 Young Environmentalist of the Year award program.

Teachers, classmates, parents, club or group leaders and others are encouraged to nominate Delaware students who have shown concern for Delaware and the planet through their environmental projects. Nominations must be based on actions or projects which have taken place between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.

Nominations will be accepted between Monday, May 1 and Friday, June 2, 2006. A winner will be chosen from each of the following categories where award-quality projects are submitted:

• Elementary for students in grades 1-4
• Middle School for students in grades 5-8
• High School for students in grades 9-12

The Young Environmentalist program honors Delaware students whose actions have resulted in the protection, restoration or enhancement of Delaware’s natural resources through one or more of the following means:

• Demonstrating Environmental Stewardship
• Initiating an Innovative Project
• Increasing Public Awareness
• Demonstrating Environmental Ethics

A $100 U.S. Savings Bond and a gift certificate for a canoe, kayak or pontoon boat trip in one of Delaware’s State Parks will be awarded to each category winner in recognition of his or her contribution to the community. Winners will be honored in a special ceremony on Governor’s Day at the Delaware State Fair July 27, 2006.

This is the 13th year for the award, which was established by DNREC colleagues and friends in honor of Dr. Edwin H. Clark II, who served as Secretary of DNREC from 1989 until 1993.

Information and nomination forms are available at www.dnrec.delaware.gov. 

 

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