{"id":312,"date":"2011-02-02T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2021-02-10T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:09:24","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards &#038; Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><script id=\"gsWidgetScript7131527h1\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function() { function a() { var a = document.createElement(\"script\"); a.type = \"text\/javascript\"; a.async = true; a.src = \"http:\/\/widgets.guidestar.org\/gxseal2?o=7131527&#038;l=h1&#038;async=1\"; var b = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; b.parentNode.insertBefore(a, b) } if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent(\"onload\", a); else window.addEventListener(\"load\", a, false) })()\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"alignleft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guidestar.org\/organizations\/23-2859500\/eastern-pennsylvania-coalition-abandoned-mine-reclamation.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 20px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.guidestar.org\/App_Themes\/MainSite2\/images\/logo-exchange_seal.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngnp_url = 'eastern-pennsylvania-coalition-for-abandoned-mine-reclamation'; gnp_num = '1';\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/greatnonprofits.org\/js\/badge_stars.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2010<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected as a PA iCon by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources &#8211; March 2010<\/li>\n<li>Robert Hughes &#8211; 40 Under 40 Professional Recognition Award by the Times Leader &#8211; March 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2009<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happeningsmagazinepa.com\/\">Happenings Magazine<\/a> Green Team-Selected as Leaders of Northeast PA\u2019s Environmental Movement &#8211; July 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.srbc.net\/pubinfo\/press\/docs\/AwardsJeanesHughes_March09_.pdf.PDF\">William W. Jeanes, Sr. Environmental Excellence Award<\/a> Recipient- Susquehanna River Basin Commission &#8211; March 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2007<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>NEPA Alliance &amp; NCAC Ted G. Daniels Community Development Award &#8211; 2007<\/li>\n<li>Luzerne County Historical Society Histori<wbr \/>c Preservation Award &#8211; 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>2006<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Hughes &#8211; Graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Class of 2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>2005<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Hughes &#8211; Winner of the Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Professionals\u2019 Karl Mason Award<\/li>\n<li>Jefferson Award Winner &#8211; 1st Place &#8211;\u00a0Sponsored by the Times Leader and the American Institute for Public Service<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Appreciation fr<wbr \/>om the Anthracite Living History Group &amp; the Avondale Mine Disaster Site Preservation Committee &#8211; for the coordination of the 136th Commemoration and Memorial Service of the Avondale Mine Disaster Program, Plymouth Township &#8211; September 2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2004<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced Integration of GeoSpatial Technologies in Mining and Reclamation Conference, Atlanta, GA &#8211; Office of Surface Mining Travel Scholarship Recipient &#8211; December 2004<\/li>\n<li>PSU Local Governments and GIS Conference 2004, State College, PA &#8211; League of Women Voters Citizen Education Fund Water Resources Education Fund Scholarship Recipient &#8211; 2004<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Recognition from State Representative John T. Yudichak, 119th Legislative District, for volunteer environmental cleanup coordination work during the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup on Avondale Hill, Plymouth Township &#8211; 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2003<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Certificate of Appreciation fr<wbr \/>om the Pennsylvania DCNR, Bureau of State Parks &amp; NEIU 18\/19 Curriculum Alliance &#8211; for program support to the Community Connections to Our Watershed: Student Environmental Forum (2003-2011)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2002<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pocono Northeast Development Fund &amp; PO-NE PA Alliance &#8211; PO-NE Environmental Action Award &#8211; 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; 2002<\/li>\n<li>American Water Resources Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA &#8211; League of Women Voters Citizen Education Fund Water Resources Education Fund Scholarship Recipient &#8211; 2002<\/li>\n<li>Susquehanna River Basin Commission Teamwork Award for the Upper Tioga Watershed AMD Assessment &amp; Remediation Project &#8211; July 2002<\/li>\n<li>Governor\u2019s Award for Watershed Stewardship &#8211; April 2002<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. &#8211; Conservation Organization of the Year Award &#8211; March 2002<\/li>\n<li>Lackawanna River Corridor Association &#8211; River Stewardship Award Winner &#8211; January 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2001<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Environmental Protection &#8211; Greenworks for Pennsylvania Watershed Hero Award &#8211; December 2001<\/li>\n<li>Mid-Atlantic Regional Watershed Roundtable, Doylestown, PA &#8211; Scholarship Recipient &#8211; 2001<\/li>\n<li>Pocono Northeast Development Fund, EDCNP &amp; PO-NE PA Alliance &#8211; PO-NE Environmental Action Award &#8211; 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place &#8211; 2001<\/li>\n<li>National Watershed Forum, Crystal City, VA &#8211; Meridian Institute Scholarship Recipient &#8211; 2001<\/li>\n<li>Luzerne County Streamside Cleanup &#8211; Dirtiest Volunteer Award &#8211; May 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>2000<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Hughes &#8211; Graduate of Schuylkill County Leadership Program &#8211; 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