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Conservation Education Award
• Forest Service Gives Conservation Education Award •
Juneau, AK, April 27, 1999 -- The USDA Forest Service has selected the University of Alaska Southeast and Professor Bruce Wright to receive the Conservation Education Outstanding Achievement Award for 1998 for the bald eagle courses from the University's "Alaska Wildlife Series."
The two courses nominated for the award, "Bald Eagles of Alaska's Coastal Rain Forest" (Biology-250) and "Teaching About Bald Eagles" (Education-493), were developed to teach people to understand and appreciate the majestic bird that is our country's national symbol. Both courses present an integrated study of eagle biology, habitat ecology, resource conservation, and the effects of human interaction.
Designed for distance delivery (i.e. correspondence study), these courses were available and have been taught to people around the country and around the world. Their ultimate course objective is that, through education, people will develop an understanding of complex ecological issues and act to conserve natural resources in a responsible manner.
"The Conservation Education Outstanding Achievement Award recognize those who have made significant contributions providing public benefit through conservation education. "I commend the 1998 recipients for their dedication and enthusiasm," said Jim Caplan, Acting Regional Forester for the Alaska Region.
The Conservation Education Outstanding Achievement Award for 1998 was presented April 29, 1999, at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting. -- end press release.
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