GLIN==> Press Release: Last Call for Lake Superior Environmental Award Nominations: Due Friday, April 17!

The Lake Superior Binational Program*


Seeks Nominations for its Sixth Annual 


Environmental Stewardship Awards Program 


 "Honoring Extraordinary Achievements by Ordinary People"

 

Do you know of someone whose efforts to protect or restore the lake's
natural environment are truly superior? If so, nominate them for this
binational awards program.

 

           Deadline for completed applications is Friday, April 17,
2009. Applications may be made by the nominee (self-nominated) or by
making a nomination on another's behalf. 

 

            A full nomination packet is available at the Lake Superior
Binational Forum's* website at http://www.superiorforum.org, or the
simple nomination form and list of 2008 recipients is below. 

 

For more information in the U.S., contact the U.S. Forum Coordinator at
(715) 682-1489 at Northland College; or awards at northland.edu. In Canada,
contact the Canadian Forum Coordinator at EcoSuperior at (807) 624-2144;
or mercdivertsuperior at yahoo.com

 

            *The Lake Superior Binational Program represents a
partnership of federal, state, provincial, and First Nations/tribal
governments working together with citizens to ensure the protection of
the Lake Superior basin ecosystem. The Lake Superior Binational Forum is
a citizen stakeholder group of Americans and Canadians who work together
to provide input to governments about these efforts and to educate basin
residents about ways to protect and restore the lake basin's natural
resources.

The Forum is funded in the U.S. by the Environmental Protection
Agency/Great Lakes National Program Office and in Canada by Environment
Canada. The U.S. Coordinator is located at Northland College in Ashland,
WI; the Canadian Coordinator is at EcoSuperior in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

 

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Lake Superior Binational Program


2009 Environmental Stewardship Awards Program


Nomination Form

 

Name of Nominee:

 

CATEGORY (Select one): Youth; Individual Adult; Business; Industry;
Community Group/Municipality/Tribe or First Nations.

            

Contact Person for the Nominee:


Address:                                

City:                                                                

State/Province:

Zip Code:

Phone:

Email:

Web Address (if any):

 


Application Questions


1. What environmental need did the nominee address?

 

2. What kind of solution or action did the nominee develop to address
the identified need? Describe any unique or innovative aspects of the
activity or initiative, especially regarding any special challenges that
had to be overcome to reach your goals.

 

3. What effect or impact did the nominee have on the natural
environment? Include in your response as much measurable impact as
possible when describing the scope or breadth of this impact within your
work.

 

4. What specific examples, data, or other evidence demonstrates the
environmental effect or impact described above?

 

5. Include any press reports that described the activity or initiative
such as news articles or photographs, web articles, newsletter articles,
etc. These are not essential or required, but they may help judges make
a more informed decision.

 

6. To your knowledge, has the nominee or nominee's organization been
fined or cited for adverse environmental impacts at any time during the
last three years?

            YES                NO

 

If yes, explain briefly:

 

7. Have you already won an award for this project?      YES
NO

            If yes, please explain:

 

I confirm that the above information is accurate and complete to the
best of my knowledge.

 

Nominator's Name: 

Nominator's Phone Number and Email: 

 


Submission Information


Please email this nomination form to awards at northland.edu no later than
Friday, April 17, 2009. Electronic submissions are preferred. Please
mail any supporting documentation to: Lake Superior Binational Forum,
Northland College, 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI 54806.

 

Recipients of 2008 Awards in the U.S. and Canada

Youth: Thunder Bay Christian School, ON

 

Adult Individual

            Duane Lahti, Oulu, WI

            Jane Reyer, MN

            Linda Bruins, Thunder Bay, ON

 

Business: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC), Duluth, MN

 

Industry: SMDC Health Systems, Duluth, MN

            Ontario Power Generation, Thunder Bay, ON

 

Organization

            Bad River Watershed Association, Ashland, WI

            Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education EAGLE,
Duluth, MN

 

Municipality

            St. Louis County Property Management Department, Duluth, MN

 

 

 

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