The staff and members of ClearWater Conservancy reorganized its board of directors for 2013, celebrated the past year’s successes and recognized many dedicated volunteers at its 2012 Annual Meeting November 13 at Mountain View Country Club in Boalsburg.

At the meeting, retiring board member Bill James was replaced by Margaret Brittingham, Ph.D., a professor of Wildlife Resources and Extension Wildlife Specialist at Penn State.

ClearWater has several special awards given each year:

Dan Shields was awarded the George Harvey Memorial Spring Creek Heritage Award for his lifetime of dedication to conserving and protecting the Spring Creek watershed. This award is given jointly by ClearWater and the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

Amos Goodall received ClearWater’s Community Conservation Commendation in recognition of his generous gifts of time and legal talents for the conservation of significant habitats, and open space.

Chris Magent was presented The Donald Hamer Leadership Award in recognition of his enthusiastic leadership on ClearWater’s Executive Committee, as chair of the Campaign to Sustain fundraising committee, and as a steadfast mentor to the organization on more efficient management practices.

Roger Garthwaite was named the Barbara Fisher Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of his ever-increasing volunteer efforts in so many facets of ClearWater Conservancy.

(Photo from left: Jim Julian, Katie Mann, Brad Chovit, Jim Lanning, Joe Bishop, Pam Shellenberger, Melinda Turner, Roger Garthwaite, Kathy Gipe and Rick Wardrop)

11/19/2012