County Executive's Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award
In 1998 Rockland County established the County Executive Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award to recognize individuals for their contributions and achievements in preserving the County’s natural resources.
Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for the Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award
Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, April 12th, 2019
The Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources is now accepting nominations for the 22nd Annual County Executive's Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award. The County Executive's Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award recognizes environmental volunteers who care for our parks, champion our watershed programs, encourage recycling, and enhance the beauty of our natural environment.
To be eligible to receive the award an individual must be at least 18 years of age and a Rockland County resident. Individuals who have been nominated in the past, but not chosen, are eligible to be re-nominated.
County Executive Ed Day will honor this year's winner at a tree planting ceremony at Kennedy Dells Park at 11a.m. on TBD.
For more information or to obtain a nomination form, please call the Division of Environmental Resources at 845-364-2670 or contact via email at env@co.rockland.ny.us. To be considered, nominations must be received by Friday, April 12 th , 2019.
Examples of activities performed by previous winners:
- Creating place-based art and science programming
- Keeping roadways and parks free of litter and trash
- Creating and expanding parks and preserves
- Protecting environmentally sensitive wetlands and woods
- Researching and advocating for water quality
- Bridging diverse points of view on environmental issues
- Promoting sustainability
- Advancing reduction, reuse, and recycling
- Founding and leading environmental action committees and coalitions
- Reducing school bus idling to protect young lungs
- Developing an integrated pest management program
- Serving on the County’s Environmental Management Council
Previous Winners
| 1998 Diane Gruskin |
2007 Jean and Robert Nelson |
2016 Martus Granire |
| 1999 Geoffrey Welch |
2008 Catherine Dodge |
2017 John LaPlaca |
| 2000 George Zoebelein |
2009 Alberto Baruffi |
2018 Laurie Seeman |
| 2001 Colleen and Harold Leidy |
2010 Patsy Wooters |
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| 2002 Zipporah Fleisher |
2011 Bill Baker |
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| 2003 Betty Hedges |
2012 George Potanovic, Jr. |
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| 2004 Charles Schwep |
2013 Peggy Kurtz |
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| 2005 Dr. Constantine Gletsos |
2014 Deborah Munitz |
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| 2006 S.Hazard Gillespie |
2015 Grace Meyer |