2017 Champions of the Wilds: Conservation Stewardship Award

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NOMINATION FORM

Category: Conservation Stewardship Award

Every spring the Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team recognizes individuals, groups, organizations, communities or businesses that in the last year have made significant contributions to help grow and sustainably develop the outdoor recreation economy and nature tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds by marrying economic development and conservation goals. These prestigious awards are presented at the Planning Team’s Annual Dinner, which this year will be held April 27th.

CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP AWARD: Honors the best practices and achievements of an individual or organization that demonstrates a commitment to conservation and outstanding resource stewardship of the natural and cultural assets in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Award nominations will be judged by the degree to which they help advance one or more of the following goals: to create jobs, diversify local economies, inspire stewardship of natural and cultural resources, and improve quality of life.
Award nominations will also be judged by the degree to which they reflect the hallmarks of the effort to grow the outdoor recreation economy in the Pennsylvania Wilds. These hallmarks include: use of creative partnerships and planning; fostering a strong sense of place and community pride; ability to replicate new ideas or models in other communities; and demonstration of strong grassroots support.

Your Name *

Your email address *

Your phone number *

Candidate's Name *

Organization/ Business name that the candidate is associated with *

Candidate's Phone Number *

Candidate's Email Address *

Please mark the PA Wilds Conservation impact areas that have been enhanced by this candidate's efforts (please check all that apply) *

Conservation Efforts to Improve Outdoor Recreation

State Parks

National Forest

Agriculture

Specific Environmental Initiatives

Youth Conservation Programs

Waterways

Wildlife

Preservation of Natural Landscapes (for example, sustainable forestry)

Conservation Marketing Campaigns or Events

Conservation Advocacy

Successful Recruitment & Building of Conservation Volunteer Networks

Conservation Grant Funding

Succesful Use of Private Sector Funding

Significant Improvement in Key Metrics: Quantifiable conservation impact measurements

Use of Sustainable / Eco-Friendly Materials in PA Wilds Manufacturing

Use of Sustainable / Eco-Friendly Materials in Artisan Good Production

Use of Sustainable / Eco-Friendly Materials in Building Construction

Other:

Required

How will this project be sustained?

In a few sentences, please describe why you picked these top impact areas and provide some specific examples. *

Was this project funded by a grant or private sector funding? If so, from whom?

Is this practice part of the person’s job or volunteer work? *

Part of Job Description

Volunteer Work

Both Professional and Volunteer

Other:

Additional Comments (optional)

Last Step

Thank you for nominating a Champion of The PA Wilds. As part of the application process a photo of your nominee is required. If the nominee is selected, this photo will be used on this website and during the awards presentation, as well as other announcements.

Please Upload Files Here: http://www.pawildscenter.org/nominate-a-pa-wilds-champion/media-submission-pa-wilds-champion-nominations/

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When uploading please include the name of the nominee and award category in the name of the file, for example “John-Doe-Outstanding-Leadership-Award.jpg”, in the description area include what type of material you are uploading, for example “photo of John at work with volunteers, Clarion River clean up, May 2016”.

Support letters, reports, news articles, maps, renderings, video links and other supporting documents that bolster the application are strongly encouraged.

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