2006 Sonoma County Environmental Awards

Honoring Environmental Education
in Sonoma County

The Sonoma County Conservation Council (SCCC) is the federation of 20 non-profit groups that operate the Environmental Center in Santa Rosa. Every March at our annual dinner we celebrate people and projects that really make a difference. Outstanding environmental educators are honored as well as nominees for Environmentalist of the Year and Ernestine I. Smith Lifetime Environmental Commitment Award. This year we have expanded the process to include environmental education projects and programs.

The 2006 popular dinner and awards ceremony will be held Saturday, March 4 from 5:30 – 9 pm at the Sebastopol Veteran's Auditorium. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Wong will give a short talk on local environmental education initiatives (K-12) and present the awards with Ray Peterson, President of the Board of Education. The master of ceremonies will be Craig Litwin, Sebastopol City Council Member and Co-Director of Sonoma County Conservation Action.

In addition, a free county-wide forum, “Safely Reducing School Traffic in Sonoma County” will be held that afternoon at the same location from 2:00 – 5:00 pm. Designed to stimulate coordinated action and initiate a dialog going at each and every school, the three hour event will showcase existing initiatives, introduce resources and strategies, brainstorm how attention can be brought to bear in your community and develop next steps for schools, interested groups and individuals.

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