Local Group Announces 2011 Conservation Awards Nominees
FROM WILD SOUTH
ASHEVILLE, NC – Regional conservation nonprofit Wild South announced today the Nominee Finalists for the 2011 Roosevelt-Ashe Society Conservation Awards. The awards honor Outstanding Conservation work in the South and recognize heroes for their work to protect the Southeast’s wild places.
“These awards exist for people who believe they can move a mountain,” said Randy Talley, co-owner of The Green Sage. “The award winners are champions for all of us to believe we can change this world, we can change our destructive behaviors, we can make a difference.”
Outstanding Journalist
Bill Finch (The Nature Conservancy – AL)
Don Hendershot (Smoky Mountain News – NC)
John Wathan (Friends of Hurricane Creek – AL)
Pat Byington (Bama Environmental News- AL)
Silas House and Jason (“Something’s Rising: Apalachains Fighting Mtn Top Removal” – KY)
Susan Andrew (Mountain Xpress – NC)
Outstanding Business in Conservation
Earth Fare (Roger Derroughs, Founder)
Higher Ground Roasters
Higher Ground Solutions
Outstanding Volunteer
Jay Leutze (Southern Highlands Land Conservancy-NC)
Hap Endler (SouthWings, Inc. - NC)
Virginia Dollar (Dogwood Alliance- NC)
Outstanding Philanthropist in Conservation
Philip Blumenthal
Outstanding Conservationist
Brad Wyche (Upstate Forever –SC)
Courtney Wait (Nat’l Council for The New River-NC)
David Hume (SouthWings, Inc. - NC)
David Whiteside (TN Riverkeeper)
Jim Fielder (Alabama Scenic River Trail - AL)
Mike LaVoie (Wildlife Biologist, Cherokee, NC)
Outstanding Educator
Greta Ceisla (Vance Elementary School – NC)
Hilary Hargrove (Riverdale High School, TNEEA –TN)
Terry Deal (Evergreen CCS –NC)
Mark Case, Sr. (Southern Guilford HS – NC)
Pete Bates (Western Carolina University- NC)
Outstanding Youth in Conservation
Cole Rasenberger (Davidson Elementary School –NC)
Micah Case (Randleman Middle School – NC)
Nico Boekschoten (Evergreen CCS – NC)
"Conservation groups know that we cannot realize our vision with staff and volunteers alone,” said Tracy Davids, Wild South Executive Director. "Success requires the support of each citizen who believes in the power of a Southeast with healthy, intact ecosystems.”
2011 Green Tie Gala Event sponsors include HandMade in America, Pisgah Brewing Co., Blackbird Frame & Art, Beth Young (Cahaba River Publishing), French Broad Brewing Co., Greenlife Grocery, Firestorm Café and Books,
Wild South is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and empower people to protect and restore the native ecosystems of the Southeast.
FROM WILD SOUTH
ASHEVILLE, NC – Regional conservation nonprofit Wild South announced today the Nominee Finalists for the 2011 Roosevelt-Ashe Society Conservation Awards. The awards honor Outstanding Conservation work in the South and recognize heroes for their work to protect the Southeast’s wild places.
“These awards exist for people who believe they can move a mountain,” said Randy Talley, co-owner of The Green Sage. “The award winners are champions for all of us to believe we can change this world, we can change our destructive behaviors, we can make a difference.”
Outstanding Journalist
Bill Finch (The Nature Conservancy – AL)
Don Hendershot (Smoky Mountain News – NC)
John Wathan (Friends of Hurricane Creek – AL)
Pat Byington (Bama Environmental News- AL)
Silas House and Jason (“Something’s Rising: Apalachains Fighting Mtn Top Removal” – KY)
Susan Andrew (Mountain Xpress – NC)
Outstanding Business in Conservation
Earth Fare (Roger Derroughs, Founder)
Higher Ground Roasters
Higher Ground Solutions
Outstanding Volunteer
Jay Leutze (Southern Highlands Land Conservancy-NC)
Hap Endler (SouthWings, Inc. - NC)
Virginia Dollar (Dogwood Alliance- NC)
Outstanding Philanthropist in Conservation
Philip Blumenthal
Outstanding Conservationist
Brad Wyche (Upstate Forever –SC)
Courtney Wait (Nat’l Council for The New River-NC)
David Hume (SouthWings, Inc. - NC)
David Whiteside (TN Riverkeeper)
Jim Fielder (Alabama Scenic River Trail - AL)
Mike LaVoie (Wildlife Biologist, Cherokee, NC)
Outstanding Educator
Greta Ceisla (Vance Elementary School – NC)
Hilary Hargrove (Riverdale High School, TNEEA –TN)
Terry Deal (Evergreen CCS –NC)
Mark Case, Sr. (Southern Guilford HS – NC)
Pete Bates (Western Carolina University- NC)
Outstanding Youth in Conservation
Cole Rasenberger (Davidson Elementary School –NC)
Micah Case (Randleman Middle School – NC)
Nico Boekschoten (Evergreen CCS – NC)
"Conservation groups know that we cannot realize our vision with staff and volunteers alone,” said Tracy Davids, Wild South Executive Director. "Success requires the support of each citizen who believes in the power of a Southeast with healthy, intact ecosystems.”
2011 Green Tie Gala Event sponsors include HandMade in America, Pisgah Brewing Co., Blackbird Frame & Art, Beth Young (Cahaba River Publishing), French Broad Brewing Co., Greenlife Grocery, Firestorm Café and Books,
Wild South is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and empower people to protect and restore the native ecosystems of the Southeast.
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Thank you for your announcement regarding the nominees for the Roosevelt-Ashe Society Awards. However, I would like to correct an error: Under Outstanding Conservationist, you have listed David Hume with SouthWings, but the correct name is Hume Davenport.
By Crystal Durham
03/02/2011
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(828)-775-8100
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By Higher Ground Rain Water Solutions
03/02/2011