United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Communications, Education
And Public Affairs
(1707)
EPA 171-F-95-001
The President's
Environmental Youth
Awards
1994 National Winners
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The Presidents Environmental Youth Awards
Young people in all fifty states are invited to participate in the
President's Environmental Youth Awards Program, which
offers them, individually and collectively, an opportunity to
become an environmental force within their community.
The President's Environmental Youth Awards Program
encourages individuals, school classes, schools, summer
camps, public interest groups, and youth organizations to
promote local environmental awareness and to channel this
awareness into positive community involvement.
"Preserving the environment is at the core
of everything we have to do in our own
country...As we renew out environment, we
renew our national community. "
President Bill Clinton
"Environmental Protection begins with
environmental education. Only by learning
how we relate to our environment can we
contribute to making and keeping the world
around us a safer, cleaner place to live ".
Carol M. Browner
Administrator
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EPA Regional Offices
EPA Region 1
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
617-565-9447 or FAX: 617-565-3415
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Vermont
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
212-637-3678 or FAX: 212-637-4445
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
EPA Region 3
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-597-6685 or FAX: 215-597-6685
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, District of Columbia
EPA Region 4
345 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-347-3004 or FAX: 404-347-3721
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
EPA Region 5
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-0995 or FAX: 312-353-1155
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,
Wisconsin
EPA Regicin 6
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
214-655-2204 or FAX: 214-655-2118
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Texas \
EPA Region 7
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-7003 or FAX: 913-552-7066
Iowa, Kansasl Missouri, Nebraska
EPA Regkfn 8
One Denver Place
999 18th Street
Denver, CO ,80202-2405
303-294-1113 or FAX: 303-294-7665
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah, Wyoming
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EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-744-1581 or FAX: 415-744-1605
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American
Samoa, Guam, Trust Territories of the Pacific
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EPA Regicin 10
1200 Sixth AJvenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-1207 or 1-800-424-4EPA
FAX: 206-553-1809
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
President's Environmental Youth Awards Application
Individual, School, Camp, or Youth Group. (Circle one) Sponsor
This is a voluntary program. Applications should be
completed only by those who wish to participate.
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Project Award To Be Considered For
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AWARD (Check One or Both).
Describe Project and results achieved.
Number of
Certificates
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Project Dates
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Presentation
Date or Last
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Name organizations which helped on project and describe how they helped.
Did Project
Recieve Press
Coverage?
D Yes D No
If "Yes" attach Press Clippings
On a separate sheet of paper, please list the name(s), addresses, ages and grades of individuals qualifying for awards. Print or type the name(s)
Signatures Application must be signed by adult sponsors.
OMB 2090-0007 - Expiration Date: December 31, 1995
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1994 Project Examples
On the island of Maui, is an ancient royal
Hawaiian fishpond called Kanaha Pond that had
become overgrown and was being used as a
.dump. Six members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop
460 cut overgrown bushes and trees, removed
tons of trash, pulled weeds and reintroduced
native grasses and plants. Native waterfowl
including the rare Hawaiian Stilt have returned to
Kanaha Pond.
In Colorado, Hygiene Elementary School
project SOS-Save our Species-was a year-long
study of wildlife and global habitats of endan-
gered species.They designed and published an
endangered species calendar, a 50-page coloring
book, a conservation newspaper, and ten global
habitat books. Every hallway was converted into
"a "hallway habitat" such as an Asian jungle or
, coral reef. Over 1,000 people attended their
community environmental festival.
Future Farmers of America (FFA) members
ofMorgan County High School in Georgia
started an environmental awareness program
"Recycle Soon It's Vital to Our Planet (RSVP).
They built and continue to operate the first
,
county-wide recycling centen-reducing thfl amount
of trash in the landfill by 300,000 poundsJThey
used the proceeds to construct and
maintain an Outdoor Environmen-
tal Study Area and Classroom. This
area consists of a three-acre
:"wildlife habitat" centered around a
once nonexistent, one-acre pond.
They drafted a state resolution,
House BillNo. 168, that was
passed by the State Legislature to
encourage all citizens in Georgia to
recycle and to respect the environ-
ment -'; .-'; ','
Boy Scout Troop; 152 of
Fayetteville, New York worked to
revive a stream erosion abatement
project at the Carpenter's Brook
Fish Hatchery. On week-ends they
camped out on the grounds of the
hatchery and worked in shifts to r
construct a dam using natural log materials. The
dam provides food, shelter and living space for
the trout that inhabit the stream. '
Kendal Maalea tackles
some of the tangled
brush around Kanaha
Pond
How The Program Works
The program has two components: the
regional certificate program and the national
awards competition. Regional certificates are
awarded by the Regional Offices of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. The national
award winners are selected by the Regional
Offices and their recognition program is
administered by EPA Headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
Regional Certificate Program
The sponsor must complete the attached
application and mail it to the appropriate EPA
Regional Office (see listing on back of brochure).
The regional certificate program is conducted
year-round; therefore, applications for the
regional program can be submitted at any time.
If a project is completed in the regional
component of the program, all participants will
^receive certificates signed by the President of the
United States, honoring them for their efforts in
environmental protection.
National Awards Competition
If a project produced especially significant
results, sponsors are encouraged to enter the
national awards competition by marking the
appropriate box on the application. One j
outstanding project from each of the ten EPA
Regions is selected for national honors. ;
National individual project winners, or one
representative from a national award-winning
group project, along with one project sponsor,
will receive an expense-paid trip to Washington,
D.C. They will participate in the annual National
Awards Ceremony, and consult with the EPA
Youth Work Group about the President's;
Environmental Youth Awards Program and other
environmental education initiatives for young
people. :
The President's Environmental Youth Awards
program was expanded in 1991 to include
corporate sponsorship and grants. The Keebler
Company presented $1,000 grants to each winner.
Church & Dwight Company, Inc., makers of Arm
& Hammer Baking Soda, hosted a luncheon,
presented a $1,000 grant to each winner, bid also
presented a smaller grant to the first, second, and
third runner-up in each region. '
Application Procedures
Although creativity is encouraged, applications
must conform to the following guidelines:
The sponsor(s) MUST sign and date the
application.
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The application must summarize the project in
no less than three and no more than five 8-1/2
by 11 inch pages, not including supporting
materials. These supporting materials may
include mounted photographs, news clippings,
and other supplemental items such as full texts of
scientific papers. Typed (double spaced)
applications are encouraged. Applicants should
type or write only on one side of each sheet.
Applicants are strongly urged to follow the
specific criteria that the Regional Judging Panel
Additional participants of
winning projects with
EPA Administrator
Browner and
Pice President Gore
will use to evaluate applications. (See Judging
Criteria.) Because judges cannot visit projects,
students are encouraged to include photographs,
newspaper articles, and other supporting
materials with their applications. This will help
the judging panel to gain a more comprehensive
view of a project.
On a separate sheet of paper, attached to the
3-5 page application, list the group name (if
applicable), names of individuals and addresses
of all project participants and sponsors. Also list
the project name if it has one. The sponsor's
home and work telephone numbers and signature
must appear on this sheet.
How To Apply
Eligibility
To be eligible, a young person, or group of
young persons, must have completed an
environmental project while in grades
kindergarten through 12, and the project must be
sponsored by at least one adult representative of
their school, camp, youth group, or public
interest group.
Application Deadline
To participate in the annual national awards
competition, projects must be completed by July
31 of the award year; applications must be mailed
to the appropriate Regional Office; and
applications must be postmarked by July 31 or
earlier of the same award year. Do not mail the
application to EPA Headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
Judging Criteria
Each Regional Awards Panel will judge
projects on:
The environmental need for the project.
The environmental appropriateness of the
project.
Accomplishment of goals.
The long-term environmental benefits derived
from the project.
Positive environmental impact on the local
community and society.
The extent to which the project was designed,
coordinated, and implemented due to the young
person's or persons' initiative.
The positive ways in which other groups or
individuals were involved to provide funds,
resources, or publicity.
Innovation.
Soundness of approach, rationale, and scientific
design (if applicable).
Clarity and effectiveness of presentation.
Role of Sponsor
The adult sponsor plays an important role in
helping a young person or group of young
people carry out their projects and apply for
awards. Sponsors should offer suggestions and
advice on:
Developing a sound approach to the project.
Project implementation.
Working with other groups and individuals in
the community.
Completing the application form(s) and
preparing accompanying materials.
The sponsor must be an adult and can be a
teacher, youth group advisor, summer camp
counselor, or community leader. Young people
must work closely with the sponsor(s) throughout
the project and application procedures. Questions
not answered by this brochure can be directed to
your state's EPA regional office.
Materials submitted as an entry may be used by EPA to
provide information about special projects or about the
President's Environmental Youth Awards Program.
Printed on Recycled Paper
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