GLIN==> Deadline April 17: Nomination Period for the 2009 Lake Superior Environmental Stewardship Awards Program

The Lake Superior Binational Program*


Seeks Nominations for its Sixth Annual 


Environmental Stewardship Awards Program 2009


 "Honoring Extraordinary Achievements by Ordinary People"

 

Lake Superior is one of the world's biggest and most unusual lakes and
therefore deserves special attention and protection. Do you know of
someone whose efforts to protect or restore the lake's natural
environment are truly superior? If so, help make others in the basin
aware of their contributions by nominating them for this binational
awards program.

 

            The nomination period for the awards is now open. 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. Members of the Lake Superior Binational Program*
review each nomination and select a winner in each of five categories
from each country. Judges may also make Honorary Mention awards to
suitable nominations.

 

            Winners will be notified in June. Each winner will receive a
commemorative award made by a regional artist and a framed certificate
at an awards ceremony in July. Honorary Mention winners will receive a
framed certificate and be mentioned in press releases.

 

            A full nomination packet is available at the Lake Superior
Binational Forum's* website at http://www.superiorforum.org   The
nomination application form and list of 2008 recipients is also included
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

 

            Please reply to this message if you wish to be removed from
the mailing list, and we apologize for cross postings.

 

Recipients of the 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

  

*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.

 

Lake Superior Day is July 19, 2009 (held annually on the third Sunday in
July)

 

 

Lake Superior Binational Program


2009 Environmental Stewardship Awards Program


Nomination Form

 "Honoring Extraordinary Achievements by Ordinary People"

 

Deadline for Submission: Friday, April 17, 2009

 

Date:

 

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.

 

 

Lissa Radke

US Coordinator

Lake Superior Binational Forum

Northland College 

1411 Ellis Ave.

Ashland  WI  54806

(715) 682-1489

http://www.superiorforum.info

"Water is life, and the quality of water determines the quality of
life."

     --Lake Superior Binational Program vision statement

The next Lake Superior Day is Sunday, July 20, 2008!

 

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