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 SWCD of the Year Award
STEARNS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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news release
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This award program 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 are employees
and supervisors with the Stearns Soil and Water Conservation District after
receiving their award from MASWCD President Steve Sunderland.
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 MASWCD Outstanding Supervisor Award
ROBERT BORCHERT, Rice SWCD
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news
release
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Honors an 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: MASWCD
President Steve Sunderland (left) presenting the award award to
Robert Bochert (right).
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 Outstanding
District Employee Award
sponsored by the Board
of Water and Soil Resources
KATHY SMITH, Martin SWCD
Pictured: Kathy Smith (left) receives award from BWSR Executive Director John
Jaschke (right).
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MASWCD Outstanding Conservationist Award
with support from The Farmer
magazine
SHEEK, INC.
news release
for SHEEK, Inc.
pre-convention news release announcing 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: Scott Kittleson
(left) holds his award after receiving it from Paula Mohr, (right)
editor of The Farmer magazine.
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 MASWCD/MPCA Community
Conservationist Award
WHITEFISH AREA PROPERTY
OWNERS ASSOCIATION (WAPOA)
nominated by Crow Wing SWCD
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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:
Representatives from WAPOA are presented with the
award by MPCA Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Flood.
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 MASWCD/DNR Forestry Outstanding Forest Steward Award
WARREN ROBERSON
nominated by Wabasha SWCD
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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: Warren
Roberson (left) receiving the award from DNR Forestry
Representative Andrew Arends (right).
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 MASWCD/MnDOT Living Snow Fence
Achievement Award
LINCOLN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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news release
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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: MnDOT
representative Mike Barnes (left) presents the award to Lincoln SWCD
Conservation Technician Dale Sterzinger (right).
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 MASWCD
Teacher Award (professional educators)
CHRIS HOLMES,
Roosevelt
Elementary School
nominated by North St. Louis SWCD
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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: Chris Holmes (left) receives award from MASWCD Education
Committee Chair Ian Cunningham (right).
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 MASWCD
Environmental Education Award (non-professional educators)
DOUGLAS COUNTY LAKES
ASSOCIATION
nominated by Douglas SWCD
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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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Pictured: Douglas
County Lakes Association representative Bonnie Huettl (left) receives award from MASWCD Education
Committee Chair Ian Cunningham (right).
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 MASWCD Media Award
JANET KUBAT WILLETTE,
AGRI NEWS
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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: Janet Kubat
Willette (left)
receives award from MASWCD Southeast Area 7 Director Robert
Borchert.
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 DNR
Ecological Services Appreciation Award
CARVER SWCD
Pictured: DNR Area
Hydrologist Jack Gleason (left) presents award to Carver SWCD
manager Mike Wanous.
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