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Watershed Groups, Businesses, Individuals Receive Environmental Awards in 2007
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Gerry Sechrist, Thomas Kerr, Harry Miller & Dr. Ruth Patrick Receive Fish & Boat Commission Awards

Thousands of watershed groups, businesses, local and state officials and individuals do great things to protect and restore the environment every day in Pennsylvania.

Throughout 2007 PA Environment Digest published many of their stories so they could serve as an inspiration to others.

Here are just some of the people and organizations that received recognition and awards for their environmental good works. Follow these links and find out how you can do the same thing too!

PennDOT Anti-Litter Program Earns National Acclaim

State Forester, Landowners Honored for Forest Stewardship

Three Conservationists Recognized by Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show

Ralph Abele, Mahon Access for All, Boating Education Awards Presented

Pennsylvania Leads the Nation in College RecycleMania Participation

EPA Recognizes Pollution Reduction Efforts of Bethlehem, Allentown Companies

Sen. Ferlo, CMU Professor, PPG Researcher Win Shades of Green Awards

4 Townships Receive EAC Achievement Awards, Climate Change Issue Highlighted

Berks Conservancy Honors PA Environmental Council for Local Work

Rep. Stern, John Dawes Receive Susquehanna Watershed Protection Awards

Devin Fester Winner of Youth Hunter Essay Contest

Conservation Districts Recognize Farmers Working to Protect Chesapeake Bay

Video Blog – John Quimby Receives CBF Educator of the Year Award

PECO WIND Ranked in Top 10 By U.S. Department of Energy

Game Commission Recognized by Chestnut Ridge Chapter Trout Unlimited

Lehigh River Named Pennsylvania’s River of the Year

Winners of 2007 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence Announced

Dirt and Gravel Road Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

EPA, PennVEST Recognize Mine Cleanup Work Bristol Drinking Water Facility

Pittsburgh’s Bayer Corp Honored by Rachel Carson Homestead Association

Innovative Municipalities, Individuals Recognized with Governor’s Awards

EPA Recognizes North Area Environmental Council in Allegheny County

Two Philadelphia Schools Honored With Environmental Community Service Award

Lehigh University Among EPA P3 Award Winners

PA CleanWays Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Winners

Philadelphia Sustainability Award Winners Announced

PA Senior Environment Corp Volunteer, Others Named Leadership Fellows

House, Senate Celebrate 10th Anniversary of PA Senior Environment Corps

PennVEST’s Paul Marchetti Receives James McGirr Kelly Award

McNeil PPC in Lititz Winner of EPA Performance Track Award

Railpower Hybrid Corp. Among EPA Clean Air Award Winners

Schuylkill Partnership Recognizes Schools for Protecting Schuylkill River

Parks and Recreation Foundation Award Winners Honored

Dr. Chun, PA Senior Environment Corps, Wins Double Recognition

GreenTreks Network’s Natural Heroes Series Receives Regional Emmy

Chemsweep Program Wins 2007 Karl Mason Environmental Award

York County Team Wins State Envirothon Competition

EPA Honors 4 Philadelphia Hospital with Pollution Prevention Awards

Winners Announced for 2007 Western PA Environmental Awards

EPA Spotlights Watershed Restoration Efforts in Bedford, Huntingdon Counties

Shippenville Farm Regional Winner of 2007 Environmental Stewardship Award

Joanne Denworth, Joseph Manko Recognized with PEC’s Curtin Winsor Award

2007 Friends of the Lehigh River Award Recipients Recognized

Indigo Technologies Recognized at Air & Waste Management Assn. Conference

PA Student Places 2nd in Rachel Carson “A Sense of Wonder” Competition

PA Conservationists Recognized By State Conservation Commission

U. of Pennsylvania, PA Companies Among Top Green Power Purchasers

Hard Work, Local Involvement Improves Vintondale Flood Protection

EPA Lauds Infrastructure Success at Erie Drinking Water Facility

EPA Recognizes Erie’s Edward Kissell for Environmental Volunteerism

Nathan Renaudin Wins PA CleanWays’ Sue Wiseman Scholarship

York County Team Wins 2nd Place in International Envirothon Competition

Tom Kerr to Receive L.L. Bean Outdoor Hero Award

Three Students Receive Ralph Abele Conservation Scholarships

Hikers Recognized With Trail Challenge Award By DCNR

Three PA Businesses, Groups Among Those Honored for Energy Savings

PROP Announces 2007 Waste Watchers Award Winners

Keep PA Beautiful, PA Horticultural Society Present Community Greening Awards

Video Blog Feature – Ohio Watershed Celebration Honors Environmental Initiative

Springside 4th Grader Wins “Green Award” in the Great Green America Program

EPA Honors Pittsburgh Hospitals for Exceptional Efforts to Protect Children

EPA Recognizes Marple Township for Energy Conservation

PA Trout Unlimited Announces Winners of Annual Awards

Pennsylvania, Berks County Achieve Farmland Preservation Milestones

Penn State Scientists Park of Nobel Peace Prize Winning UN Climate Change Panel

Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Local Environmental Achievements

8th Annual Green Power Awards Presented to 33 Individuals, Groups, Companies

Students Answer Challenge to Promote Green Energy in Poster Contest

Fayette County Mine Reclamation Project Wins Federal Award

PA Resources Council Honors Environmental Leaders at Awards Dinner

Larry Williamson to Be Honored as Conservationist of the Year

Lehigh/Berks Air Quality Partnership Honors Tom DiLazaro

EPA Partners Recognized for Improvements to Environment, Balance Sheets

Butler Conservation District Honors Margaret Dunn as Conservation Educator

Lower Perkiomen Valley Sewer Authority Recognized for Excellence

Leading Corporations Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Including 3 in PA

Sen. Noah Wenger Honored by Susquehanna River Basin Commission

PA Environment Digest Video Blog

On the Hill

· Session Schedule

· On the Senate/House Agenda

Other News

· Pittsburgh Ringing in New Year with Environmentally Friendly Ball

· PA Farm Show Offers Learning Stations, Biofuels Exhibit January 5-12

· Public-Private Partnership Protects 3,500+ acres in Southcentral PA

· Counties Reminded to Take Advantage of Unspent Landfill Closure Account Money

· Metals Now Removed from Ash at the Lancaster Resource Recovery Facility

· Deadline for Host Municipality Inspector Grant Applications March 31

· Innovative Farming Methods Conference Set for January 23 in Greensburg

Spotlight

· GreenTreks Highlights Year of Innovation in Online Environmental Messaging

Feature

· What’s Your Green New Year’s Resolution?

Grants & Awards

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12/28/2007

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