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Environmental Stewardship Awards

The Virginia Environmental Stewardship Awards are sponsored by Virginia's Secretary of Natural Resources and the Virginia Petroleum Council. Applications for the 2008 Virginia Environmental Stewardship Awards were due April 30, 2008.

Nominations are encouraged that exemplify innovative and effective stewardship activities that serve to protect and enhance local and state natural resources. Qualifications for nominees are intentionally broad in scope. The awards are open to any individual, class or school, public/private partnership, environmental or community group that has undertaken a single project or for activities over a period of time.

Environmental or conservation projects. Nominations may include, but are not limited to the following: beautification projects, community cleanups, ecology, energy conservation, environmental education activities, landscape preservation, pollution prevention, response to environmental accidents, recycling, etc. Awards are presented in these categories:

  • Youth (under age 21)
  • Adult
  • Organization (civic, environmental, non-profit)
  • Communication/educational programs

Information is also available from the Virginia Petroleum Council at (804) 225-8248 or on the American Petroleum Institute website.

 

 

 

 

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