The League of Women Voters and the Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council are soliciting nominations for the tenth Annual River Stewardship Award. Send nominations by April 9 to Betsy Sluder, 63 Coppermine Road, Concord, MA 01742. Nomination forms are available at the Concord Town House, the Concord Natural Resources Commission office, both Concord libraries, or online at the Concord-Carlisle LWV website. Call Betsy Sluder, LWVCC River Awards Co-Chair, 978-369-1851, or Mary Antes with any questions.
Do you know someone who is an outstanding advocate for the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers? Is there an inspiring project or creative program that protects the beauty and health of our rivers or is dedicated to building an environmental legacy for future generations? We seek individuals, organizations, youth, teachers, businesses, local government employees or whose work will inspire children, families, town and school leaders to protect and preserve our wild and scenic rivers. Nominees may live or work in any of the watershed towns.
As pioneers in conservation, the League of Woman Voters in partnership with the Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council have established the River Steward Awards. Twenty-nine miles of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers have been federally designated as Wild and Scenic Rivers because of their ‘outstandingly remarkable resources including ecology, recreation, scenery, history and literature’. The River Steward Award honors unspoken heroes within the river communities who are doing their part to promote, preserve and protect the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers today, and for future generations.
2011 Award winners included: Al Pierce of Acton, Andrew Colgan of Bedford, Dr. Peter Burn of Carlisle, Susan Beede of Concord, Kris Scopinich of Lincoln, Sudbury’s Ponds and Waterways Committee, and the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Wayland. Past winners in Wayland include: the Wayland Conservation Commission, the Sudbury Valley Nature Photographers, Chris Devany and Cliff Kolovson, Brian Donahue, Ken Moon, George Lewis, Sally Newbury, and Lew Russell.
