The South Mountain Partnership is now accepting nominations for the Spirit of South Mountain Awards to recognize an individual, project, or organization that has made significant contributions to advancing a positive and sustainable future for the South Mountain landscape.

The deadline for nominations is December 3.

The 9th ‘Spirit of South Mountain’ Award was presented to Dr. Claire Jantz, Director of the Center for Land Use and Sustainability and professor at Shippensburg University.

Michaux Forest District staff had this to say about Dr. Jantz: “She is as comfortable creating and leading collaborative dialogue around data sharing and research prioritization…as she is organizing, energizing, and executing trail building and litter clean-up work days across the Michaux’s diverse recreation stakeholder groups. I have never met someone with Dr. Jantz’s scientific chops so wonderfully integrated and with such good humor, commitment to community engagement and development, and motivation to do good – practically – and in all things.”

Click Here for all the details for submitting a nomination.  Questions and nominations should be directed to Julia Chain at jchain@appalachiantrail.org.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the South Mountain Partnership website.  Sign up for regular updates from the Partnership (bottom of the webpage).

The Partnership serves Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, and York counties.

Find out more about Friends of South Mountain Partnership.

Visit DCNR’s Conservation Landscape Initiatives webpage for more on similar programs around Pennsylvania.

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