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Suite 201
St. Paul, MN 55116
(651) 690-9028
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2008 Award
Recipients
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(updated 12/10/08))
2008 Award recipients were recognized at the MASWCD Annual Convention, December
7-9, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel.
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MASWCD District
Capacity/SWCD of the Year Award
TODD SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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Stimulates leadership within
Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to go above and
beyond the base capacity. This will help SWCDs to enable every
citizen in Minnesota to be conservation minded, so that every
acre of Minnesota land can be used according to its capability
and treated according to its need for conservation and
development.
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Pictured above are, from left
to right, The Farmer magazine editor Paula Mohr, outgoing
MASWCD President Ken Pederson, Red River Farm Network
broadcaster Randy Koenen (background) and Todd SWCD Board Member
Kenny Pesta.
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MASWCD Outstanding Conservationist Award
with support from The Farmer
magazine
STATE WINNER: VERNA PETERSON, DOUGLAS SWCD
pre-convention news release
announcing Eight Area Finalists
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 Recognizes individuals,
conservation organizations, and others for outstanding
accomplishments with implementing conservation practices and
improving Minnesota’s natural resources.
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Pictured are, from left to
right, MASWCD outgoing President Ken Pederson, award recipient
Verna Peterson, and The Farmer magazine editor Paula
Mohr.
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MASWCD Friends of Conservation Award
Tim Koehler, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Kevin Lines, MN Board of Water and Soil Resources
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MASWCD Legislator of the Year Award
State Representative Rick Hansen
news release
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MASWCD/MPCA Community
Conservationist Award
BIG
PINE LAKES ASSOCIATION
Jim
Lauer, Water Quality Committee Chair
nominated by Pine SWCD
pre-convention news release
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 Honors an individual, business, company,
municipality, or organization for their concern, cooperation,
and/or implementation of conservation practices in a community
environment.
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Pictured are Jim Lauer (left)
and Gaylen Reetz, Regional Division Director, Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency.
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MASWCD/DNR Forestry Outstanding Forest Steward Award
ALLAN LYNK
nominated by Wadena SWCD
pre-convention news release
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 Honors
landowners who have implemented innovative forestry conservation
activities, demonstrated leadership and achieved significant
results in the protection of Minnesota’s forestry resources.
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Pictured are
DNR Forestry representative
Andrew Arends (right) and Wadena SWCD Manager Malinda Dexter
(left) accepting on behalf of Allan Lynk.
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MASWCD/MnDOT Living Snow Fence
Achievement Award
WILKIN SWCD
pre-convention news release
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 New for 2008, this award recognizes an SWCD which has
put forth extraordinary effort in establishing living snow
fences in Minnesota. Living snow fences not only
provide the public with the benefit of safer winter driving, but
also provide the conservation benefits of improved water
quality, better soil erosion control, reduced
flooding, carbon sequestration and potential wildlife habitat.
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Pictured are, from left to
right, Mn/DOT Engineering Services Director Mike Barnes, Wilkin
SWCD Manager Don Bajumpaa, Wilkin SWCD Board Member and MASWCD
Area 2 Director Ross Aigner, Wilkin SWCD Technician Craig Lingen,
and Mn/DOT Living Snow Fence Coordinator Dan Gullickson.
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MASWCD
Teacher Award (professional educators)
ALLAN AMBROSE
nominated by Kanabec SWCD
pre-convention news release
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 Honors
a K-12 educator/professional teacher who has created innovative
conservation education activities for reaching students.
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Pictured are, from left to
right, Kanabec SWCD Manager Kelly Osterdyk, award recipient
Allan Ambrose, and Kanabec SWCD Board Member Paul Larson.
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MASWCD
Environmental Education Award
(non-professional educators)
VANCE AND BONNIE HAUGEN, SPRINGSIDE FARM
nominated by Fillmore SWCD
pre-convention news
release
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 Honors an individual or
organization for creating innovative conservation education
activities, reaching students and a variety of other audiences.
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Professional teachers are not
eligible for this award, but may be nominated through MASWCD’s
Teacher Award.
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Pictured are, from left to
right, MASWCD Education Committee Chair and Pipestone SWCD Board
Member Ian Cunningham, and award recipients Bonnie Haugen and
Vance Haugen.
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MASWCD Media Award
DIRK
ABRAHAM, KDOM RADIO
nominated by Cottonwood SWCD
pre-convention news release
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 Honors an individual or
organization for enhancing the visibility of SWCDs and their
programs in Minnesota.
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Pictured are MASWCD Area 5
Director and Cottonwood SWCD Board Member Clark Lingbeek (left)
and award recipient Dirk Abraham (right).
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MASWCD Outstanding Supervisor Award
Loyal Fisher, Renville SWCD Board Member
news release
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 Honors a SWCD Supervisor who
has demonstrated leadership and achieved significant results in
the conservation of Minnesota’s soil and water resources.
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Pictured are award recipient
Loyal Fisher (left) and Dr. Kathryn K. Kelly (right), MASWCD
Area 6 Director and newly elected MASWCD Vice President.
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 DNR
Waters Appreciation Award
Renville SWCD
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 Outstanding
District Employee Award, sponsored by the Board of Water and Soil
Resources
Daryl Buck, Winona SWCD
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Right:
Rep. Hansen addresses the attendees after receiving the MASWCD
Legislator of the Year Award. Rep. Hansen is a former SWCD
board member and a tremendous advocate for SWCDs in the
legislature. This past year he was instrumental in the
passage of state bonding funds for the Reinvest in Minnesota
Program (RIM) which in turn helped to bring to Minnesota
millions of matching dollars from the federal Wetland Reserve
Program (WRP).