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Surfrider Foundation Named Non-Governmental Organization of the Year
02/07/05
Washington, DC-- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has named the Surfrider Foundation as recipient of the 2005 Walter B. Jones Award for Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) of the Year.
The award, which was first issued in 1990, is given out biennially by NOAA in honor of the late Congressman Walter B. Jones, and recognizes those people or organizations who have shown dedication to, or made outstanding contributions towards helping the nation maintain healthy coastal and ocean resources, while balancing the needs of these resources with human use.
Previous winners of the award include the National Fisheries Society and Friends of the Bay.
"We are proud to honor the Surfrider Foundation and their work with coastal managers to improve our nation's coastlines," said Eldon Hout, Director of NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. "The Surfrider Foundation has worked hard to develop and implement programs which have advanced the goals of the Coastal Zone Management Act."
"We are honored to be receiving this very prestigious award, and to be accepting it on behalf of our 40,000 grassroots members and activists nationwide," said Surfrider Foundation's Interim Executive Director, Michelle Kremer.
The Walter B. Jones award will be presented at a ceremony in Washington D.C. this February. |
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