TOP CONSERVATIONISTS FOR 2004 RECOGNIZED
PHOENIX, AZ...NOVEMBER 22, 2004 —Four groups and individuals throughout the state recently received awards given annually by The Nature Conservancy in Arizona for outstanding contributions to land, water and habitat protection. The awards were presented at a recent Board of Trustees retreat in Oracle, Ariz.
Three of the awards recognized efforts that led to the overwhelming approval last May of a $174.3-million open space and habitat protection bond by Pima County voters. The Nature Conservancy and its conservation partners, Friends of the Sonoran Desert, worked together for more than two years to identify nearly 186,000 acres of conservation lands in Pima County, encourage the Board of Supervisors to put the bond measure on the ballot and carry out the successful campaign.
The Morris K. Udall Conservation Award was given to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, represented by Supervisor Ann Day, and also to Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry.
The award cites an agency or individual in the public/government sector which has done exemplary conservation work. Additionally, The Arizona Oakleaf Award—recognizing a close friend of the Arizona Chapter who demonstrates dedication and commitment to conservation—was bestowed on William G. Roe for his role on the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee. Roe also has served as a Chapter trustee and has been involved with many Arizona conservation issues through the years.
Keep Sedona Beautiful, a 32-year-old community organization dedicated to promoting orderly growth in the Sedona area, received the Joseph Wood Krutch Conservation Award. Given to a group or individual who has done exemplary conservation work, research or education in Arizona, the award recognized KSB for bringing approximately 488 acres of land valued at $18.5 million under U.S. Forest Service protection. Conservancy Trustee William Kusner of Sedona accepted the award on KSB’s behalf.
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