12-19-01
SEA GRANT PROGRAM EARNS GOVERNOR'S AWARD
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
Environmental Rediscoveries, the flagship
educational initiative of Pennsylvania Sea Grant, was recognized today
for its outstanding environmental educational programming. Governor Mark
Schweiker presented the program's staff with a 2001 Governor's Award
for Environmental Excellence at a ceremony in Harrisburg.
"We are thrilled to be recognized with the Governor's Award," said
Anne Danielski, Pennsylvania Sea Grant and Coastal Educational and
Maritime Specialist. "This award is the result of a lot of hard work,
but our greatest reward is watching students learn about and appreciate
the beauty and fragility of Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie."
Sea Grant staff
Danielski and Eric Obert, coastal environmental specialist, were in
Harrisburg to receive the award. Both have offices at Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College, which is the home of Pennsylvania Sea Grant. Also
in Harrisburg to receive the award were Jim Stewart, director of the
Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies, and Richard Eisenberg, associate
director.
The Environmental Rediscoveries program is a partnership between Sea
Grant, the Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies, and the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection. It provides area youth with the
opportunity to become sailors and scientists as they sail aboard the
Momentum, a 42-foot sloop, and learn about the ecology of Presque Isle
Bay through hands-on activities. More than 1,000 young people have
participated in the Environmental Rediscoveries experience since the
program was launched in the spring of 2000.
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Contact: Loretta Brandon
(814) 898-6063 (O)
(814) 864-9922 (H)
e-mail: lzb6@psu.edu