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2012 Conservation Awards

The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2012. Click here for a nomination form.

2011 Winners

The 2011 Conservation Awards were presented on April 20, 2011 to:

Citizen Award- Liz and Mike Evans
Community Award - Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve

2010 Winners

Citizen Award - Dr. James McCowan
Community Award - Loyalist Township
Education Award - Queen's University Biological Station
Stewart Fyfe Conservation Award - Stephen Knechtel.

Past Award Winners

Douglas Knapp (2009)
Dr. James Day (2008)
Lemoine Point Native Plant Nursery Committee (2007)
Vicki Schmolka (2006)
Sharon Critchley (2005)
Norm Ruttan (2005)
Jim and Jane Bayly (2004)
Shelley Gallagher (2003)
Ian Wilson
(2002)
Society for Conservation Biology
(2001)
Larry York / Mrs. Jamieson's Grade 2 Class, Storrington Public School
(2000)
Michèle Steenbakkers
(1999)
Stephen Pitt
(1998)
Anne Robertson
(1997)
Tom Huff
(1996)
Helen Henrikson
(1995)

Conservation Award

Liz and Mike Evans, 2011 Conservation Award winners with Michael Bell, Foundation President (right).

This award is given annually to an individual or group that has advanced the understanding of the interdependence of all life in the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority's watersheds and has actively promoted the protection of the natural environment.

The award now allows forrecognition in five different categories.

The purpose of the award is to recognize service to conservation by individuals, groups and corporations. This service can be through specific projects, long-term practice or other outstanding activity within the jurisdiction of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority.

Details about the five categories are provided below.

Citizen Award

Honours a citizen who has made important efforts to improve the natural environment in the CRCA watershed.

Community/Corporate Award

Honours a community organization, municipality, institution or business that has advanced the understanding of the interdependence of all life in the CRCA watershed and/or has actively promoted the protection of the natural environment.

Education Award

Honours a person, group or institution that has promoted a better understanding of conservation in the CRCA watershed through the education of others.

Stewardship Award

Honours a landowner, whose property is located within the CRCA watershed, and who demonstrates excellent stewardship of the natural environment.

Stewart Fyfe Staff Award

Honours a member of the CRCA staff and/or its affiliated organizations who has made an exceptional contribution to conservation in the CRCA watershed.

To Make a Nomination

Nominations must include the nomination form and supporting documentation sufficient to demonstrate to the Cataraqui Conservation Foundation who the nominee is and the significance of their activity.

Materials that may assist in making this demonstration are testimonial letters, media stories, maps and photographs documenting the nominee's accomplishment.

Nomination forms for 2012 will be available in early 2012 on this website.

A Brief History of the Conservation Award

From 1995 to 2002, the Conservation Award was known as the Ecology Award. The first recipient of the Ecology Award in 1995 was the late Helen Henrikson, whose advocacy and field work was a significant contribution to the protection of the valley lands in the Little Cataraqui Creek valley which flows through the heart of Kingston.

From 2000 to 2003, DuPont Canada joined the Foundation as a sponsor of the Award. In 2003, the name of the award was changed to the Conservation Award.

In 2010, the award was expanded to include several categories.

The names of the Conservation Award winners are shown in the sidebar on this page.

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