FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2009 Contact: TOWN OF ITHACA Conservation Board Diane Conneman, Chair 257-1470 TOWN OF ITHACA SEEKS TO HONOR LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS The Conservation Board of the Town of Ithaca is seeking nominations for the 2007 Richard B. Fischer Environmental Conservation Award. Anyone can submit nominations. Deadline is February 28, 2009. Nominations should be sent to: Conservation Board of the Town of Ithaca 215 N. Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850. Nominees for the annual award may be individuals or groups, including but not limited to professional, governmental, and commercial entities, that have worked on a project or other activity contributing to the improvement of the Town’s natural environment. Eligible activities include physical improvements, environmental education, enhancing environmental awareness, promotion of environmentally-sensitive practices, or effective enforcement of regulations benefiting the environment. Now in its sixth year, this award is named in honor of the late Richard B. Fischer, who, throughout his decades of residence in the Town of Ithaca, undertook by teaching and example to improve the quality of the natural environment within the Town, Tompkins County and the State of New York. For more information, visit the Town’s website at www.town.ithaca.ny.us/Fischer1.htm or call 273-1747. ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D.
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