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Nominations close soon for young enviro awards

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There's still time to nominate a Delaware student who is working to make a difference for the environment for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's 2011 Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards. Nominations must be based on actions or projects which have taken place between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 20U.

Nominations will be accepted from teachers, classmates, parents, club or group leaders and others through Wednesday, June 1. A winner will be chosen from each of the following categories: elementary for students in grades 1-4, middle school for students in grades 5-8, and high school for students in grades 9-12. The Young Environmentalist program honors Delaware students whose actions have resulted in the protection, restoration or enhancement of Delaware's natural resources. Judges will look for innovative projects that increase public awareness and demonstrate environmental ethics and stewardship.

Past honorees have included students who have organized tree plantings, a household hazardous waste community collection day and school recycling programs; students who volunteered their time with the Delaware Nature Society, Piping Plover Monitoring Program, the DuPont Nature Center, the Hooked on Fishing - Not on Drugs program, and the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, among other organizations; and a prolific

poster artist who worked to raise public awareness on a variety of environmental issues.

This is the 18th year for the award, which was established by colleagues and friends in honor of Dr. Edwin H. Clark II, who

served as secretary of the department from 1989 until 1993.

A $100 U.S. savings bond and a Delaware State Parks gift certificate will be awarded to each category winner in recognition of his or her contribution to the

community. Winners will be honored in a special ceremony.

For more information, including nomination forms, call Joanna Wilson or Beth Shockley, Public Affairs, at 302-739-9902, or visit www.dnrec.delaware.gov.





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