Delaware Governor’s 2015 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award Winners Honored

By Vanessa Torres

Delaware -(Ammoland.com)- The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village was the setting for today’s Stewardship Week proclamation presentation of the annual Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards.

Governor Jack Markell, along with DNREC Secretary David Small, led a ceremony with Delaware Association of Conservation Districts President Robert Emerson recognizing this year’s honorees and signed a proclamation officially designating April 26 through May 3 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Delaware under the theme, “Local Heroes: Your Hardworking Pollinators.”

“Our honorees have demonstrated their continuing commitment to environmental improvement, and on behalf of the people of Delaware, I would like to thank each of them for their dedication and for their time, effort, and investment to implement model conservation practices,” said Governor Markell. “I also want to thank all of the Conservation District supervisors and employees for the many and various contributions they make to improve the quality of life in Delaware.”

“Much of the work we do at DNREC is accomplished through partnerships with individuals, organizations, municipalities and other state agencies, and these awards highlight the …read more

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