Do you know a volunteer who is working hard to protect the state’s rivers and streams?
Help celebrate and elevate their important work with a nomination for our annual River Steward Award.
The deadline is Friday, August 9, 2024
It is time once again to celebrate the important work of an individual whose on the ground efforts to protect the state’s rivers and streams inspires us. There are many dedicated citizen volunteers around our state who spend countless hours working to protect Illinois’ rivers. They educate us; they do the legwork; they speak the unpopular truths; they go above and beyond. Too often, their outstanding achievements are not known outside of their local community.
The River Steward Award recognizes and celebrates the most exemplary river stewards; heroes with stories that we all need to hear. Prairie Rivers Network wants to recognize the people whose clean water victories inspire our staff and other river advocates around the state. The award recipient will be announced to the river conservation community around the state, announced to the media in a press release, and posted on our website.
Nomination Procedure: If you know a citizen volunteer you would like to nominate for the River Steward award, please fill out the nomination form below. Be sure to include your contact information, your nominee’s full name and contact information, and a summary of their river conservation efforts (be sure to include any specific achievements for which you believe they deserve recognition). For more information or for help, please reach out to Sarah Scott at Sscott [at] prairierivers.org.
1. Nominee’s contact information
2. Your contact information
3. Nominee’s qualifications & summary of their river conservation efforts
4. The specific achievements for which the nominee deserves recognition
