Huey Johnson Receives Prestigious Conservation Award (Greenplans News)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Huey Johnson Receives Prestigious Conservation Award
San Francisco, CA
July 9, 2009
Contact: L. Axelrod, lynnl@rri.org

Huey Johnson has been selected as a 2009 recipient of the Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal, the most prestigious award given in the parks and conservation field. The award 'recognizes the lifetime of extraordinary contributions you have provided to parks and conservation through your work with The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, the State of California, and the Resource Renewal Institute. [ ] The list of recipients represents an historical honor roll of the field`s leaders.'

The criteria for selection are that:

1. They have preserved, enhanced, or created park values which significantly enriched the lives of people.
2. They reflect originality, intelligent selectivity, courageous decision and actions, dedication to the public weal, sensitivity to the feelings and interests of all concerned, and a sound philosophy of public service.
3. They significantly developed or refined techniques, which will advance the effectiveness of park programs.
4. Their recognition by conferring the award will give encouragement and inspiration to others.

Previous honorees begin with Stephen Mather, the first recipient in 1928, and include Mary Averell Harriman, Horace Albright, John McLaren, Robert Moses, Harold Ickes, Frederick L. Olmstead, Jr., Gilbert Grosvenor, Alfred A. Knopf, Brian O`Neill, Laurance S. Rockefeller, Claudia (Lady Bird) Johnson, L.W. 'Bill' Lane, Jr., Bruce Babbitt, and Stuart Udall.

The award notice quotes Wallace Stegner. 'National Parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best.'

The awards are made through the National Park Foundation, chartered by Congress in 1967, and the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, whose mission includes promoting broader public understanding of the importance of parks and recreation to the public good. The medals originally were given through the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, founded in 1895.

Mr. Johnson`s many previous honors include the 2001 United Nations Sasakawa Award, given annually to one individual for contributions to international conservation, and the 1996 President`s Award for Sustainable Development. In addition to the above entities, Mr. Johnson also founded Green Belt Movement International, the Aldo Leopold Society, Defense of Place, the Grand Canyon Trust, and the Environmental Liaison Center in Nairobi, Kenya.

The awards ceremony will take place October 15 in Salt Lake City.

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