From casresearch at comcast.net Tue Mar 21 23:25:54 2017 From: casresearch at comcast.net (casresearch at comcast.net) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 04:25:54 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BCNnet] Chicago Audubon Environmental Awards Banquet Saturday, March 25th; deadline to register March 23 at noon In-Reply-To: <1649836601.39038399.1490156711705.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1806992348.39038421.1490156754290.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> There still is one more day to register for the Chicago Audubon Environmental Awards Dinner,??and program, being held Saturday evening, March 25th, at the Silver Stallion Restaurant in Des Plaines.?? You can sign up at our website at www.chicagoaudubon.org , or you could also still come and pay at the door as long as you register or let me know by Thursday, March 23 at noon, as I have to call in reservations soon after that. ? ?? A list of the Award Recipients is below, and details of the evening events follow that (also on our website). ? Hope to see you there! ? Alan Anderson, casresearch at comcast.net , Des Plaines, Cook County,? CAS Awards Committee ? The 2017 Environmental Awardees Excellence in Environmental Reporting (Print): ?Kathy Andrews-Wright, current editor Illinois Audubon Magazine, past editor Outdoor Illinois, IDNR. Protector of the Environment? Educator: ?Liam Heneghan, Professor of Environmental Studies, DePaul University. Protector of the Environment? Political Service: ?Paul D?Agostino, Evanston Park District (Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary) and Steve Wilson, Wilmette Park District (Gillson Park Bird Sanctuary). Protector of the Environment? Single Act (Individual): ?Libby Hill, Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary. Protector of the Environment? Single Act (Group): ?LaBagh Woods Restoration Project (Chicago Ornithological Society). Protector of the Environment? Avocation: ?Bob Fisher, Bird Conservation Network and bird monitor. Protector of the Environment? Vocation: ?John Rogner, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Kankakee Refuge. Protector of the Environment? Group: ?Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards (Steve and Jill Flexman, and John Navin). Service to Chicago Area Birders: ?Matt Cvetas and Josh Engel, leading/ advising Illinois Young Birders. Young Environmentalist: ?Henry Griffin (Oak Park Bird Walks, Illinois Young Birder). From: " Smchecchia at aol.com [ILbirds]" < ILbirds-noreply at yahoogroups.com > To: ILbirds at yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2017 11:33:40 AM Subject: IBET Chicago Audubon Society Environmental Awards Program - March 25 - no sighting ? Chicago Audubon Society Environmental Awards Program and Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, March 25, 2017 Silver Stallion Restaurant, 1275 Lee/Manheim Avenues, Des Plaines ? Chicago Audubon's Biennial?Awards honor those who have made contributions to conservation, the protection of migratory birds and other wildlife, and have helped to conserve, preserve, and enhance the varied habitats and open spaces of the greater Chicago region. To learn about this year's honorees, visit our website: www.chicagoaudubon.org . Join us to celebrate their many contributions. All are welcome. ? Awards Banquet The charge for dinner is $33 per person. (Cash bar will be available starting at 5:15 pm.) Dinner begins promptly at 6:00 pm. The awards will be presented around dessert time, approx. 6:30. ? Program Following the awards and a brief annual meeting (approx. 7:30), John Elliott will present The Ghosts of Conservation , a virtual trip to the iconic places that some of our heroes and heroines of conservation have lived and worked over the decades. A few surprises may be on the itinerary! ? Dinner reservations deadline is close of business on Wednesday, March 22. Reservations can be made at www.chicagoaudubon.org or by mail ( call the CAS office at 773-539-6793 for info). ? If you have questions, or want to register only for the award ceremony and after-dinner program, contact Alan Anderson, casresearch at comcast.net . ? Suzanne Checchia Cook County __._,_.___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: