Subject: Agricultural Conservation Awards: Nominations Sought

From: [email-masked] (Nigel Allen)
Date: Fri, 21 May 1993 00:44:13 GMT

Here is a press release from American Farmland Trust.

 American Farmland Trust Seeks Nominations For Agricultural
Conservation Awards
 To: National Desk, Environment Writer
 Contact: Gary Kozel of the American Farmland Trust, 202-659-5170

   WASHINGTON, May 20  -- American Farmland Trust
(AFT), a national farmland conservation group based in Washington,
announced today it is accepting nominations for its tenth annual
Agricultural Conservation Awards.
   The awards honor individuals and organizations making an
outstanding contribution to the protection of the nation's
agricultural resources.  AFT established the awards in 1984 to
encourage broad participation in agricultural resource conservation.
   Awards recognize superior efforts by individuals, private groups
or governmental bodies that:
   -- Establish or improve upon public policy that promotes farmland
protection;
   -- Protect the long-term viability of a specific farmland
area, either by saving it from development or soil erosion or
by promoting techniques that reduce the negative impacts of
agricultural land use on the environment;
   -- Communicate the need to conserve the country's agricultural
resources; or,
   -- Display a strong commitment to agricultural resource
conservation by directly protecting farmland, funding special
conservation projects or adjusting farming operations to reduce
negative impacts on agricultural land.
   Nominations must include a one-page summary of the nominee's
accomplishments.  Supporting documentation of up to 10 pages must
include three letters of recommendation, detailed descriptions or
examples of the nominee's accomplishments, and any newspaper or
magazine articles.  Self nominations are allowed.  All nominations
must include the names and addresses of the nominee and nominator.
   Materials or questions should be sent to the Awards Coordinator,
AFT's National Office, 1920 N Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington,
D.C.  20036.  Nominations must be received by Sept. 1, 1993.  Awards
will be presented at special ceremonies later this year.

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Nigel Allen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  [email-masked]