2002 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards

 

The 2002 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award winners have been formally announced.

• Governor Davis Announces Winners of Prestigious Environmental Awards
• Detailed description of the winners (PDF)

 

 

2002 Winners

• Thanksgiving Coffee Company
• Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Fairfield Brewery
• Yosemite Concession Services Corp.
• Association of Bay Area Governments
• Wells Fargo Bank
• County of Alameda
• Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District
• TreePeople, Inc.
• Adopt-A-Watershed
• Santa Clara Valley Water District
• Blue Ridge/Berryessa Natural Area Conservation Partnership
• Spenceville Wildlife Area and Mine Reclamation
• Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program
• Chino Basin Organics Management Strategy

2002 Award Categories
Governor Gray Davis invited nomination applications for 2002 in the following categories:

• Energy Conservation: Innovative practices that employ environmentally aware techniques or technologies that reduce energy use or increase energy efficiency.
• Children’s Environmental Education: Exemplary educational programs or curricula to raise children’s awareness of, and involvement in, environmental issues.
• Watershed Management: Laudable efforts of restoring, enhancing, and improving California’s watersheds, while promoting sustainable economic progress.
• Sustainable Practices: Pioneering efforts to integrate sound environmental values into management decisions and practices and, in the long-term, utilizing innovative technologies in the delivery of products and services.
• Border Environmental Protection: Exemplary efforts in the California-Mexico border region (60 miles on either side of the international boundary) to integrate sustainable development and environmental protection values into management decisions and practices that benefit both countries.
• Environmental-Economic Partnerships: Efforts that foster unique, cooperative approaches between the private, public, and/or non-profit sectors to achieve both environmental and economic ends.

2002 Sponsors:

• The Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
• Keep California Beautiful, Inc.
• California Foundation for Commerce and Education
• The Wine Institute
• Association of Environmental Professionals
• California Integrated Waste Management Board

2002 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Nomination Application (for information only):

Download application (PDF)
Download application (MS Word, 43 KB)

Note: Application deadline was August 1, 2002.

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