The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award.  The deadline for submissions is January 31.

The Watershed Forestry Leadership Award celebrates exemplary leaders with significant, positive impacts that bring people together to advance watershed forestry practices in Pennsylvania.

Essential qualities of a Watershed Forestry Leader include--

-- Their work and impact have far-reaching effects at many levels

-- Connect ideas, concepts, and people together

-- Inspire others to work collaboratively and creatively

-- Lead with courage

-- An excellent role model

Individual employees, volunteers, and teams working with watershed forestry practices in Pennsylvania are eligible for the award. Watershed forestry practices include riparian forest buffers and lawn conversions (turf-to-forest and turf-to-meadow).

For more information and to nominate someone, visit the the 2022 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award webpage.

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[Posted: January 13, 2022]

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