Environmental Stewardship Awards include Minnesota recipients

This year's Environmental Stewardship Awards included three Minnesota recipients. Marnie McMillan spoke with Lissa Radke of the Lake Superior Binational Forum in Ashland, Wisconsin about three of the Minnesota winners.

Lake Superior Binational Forum’s Annual Environmental Stewardship Awards Program

The Lake Superior Binational Forum’s panel of judges, choses award recipients that have accomplished significant and successful actions that minimize negative impacts or restore the natural environment in the Lake Superior basin.

The awards program pays tribute to recipients that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental stewardship through outstanding leadership in one of five categories: Youth, Individual Adult, Business, Municipality, Business, Industry or Organization.

(Photo courtesy of Lake Superior Binational Forum)

This feature was funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, by the NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in conjunction with Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of WTIP and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal resource Management, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program.