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Schuylkill Center Invites Nominations for the 11th Annual Meigs Awards March 17, 2016

PHILADELPHIA � The Schuylkill Center is proud to announce an open call for nominations for the 11th annual Henry Meigs Awards for Environmental Leadership. The Meigs Awards honor longtime environmental leaders as well as emerging youth leaders.

The award is named in memory of Henry Meigs, one of the Schuylkill Center�s founders. Past awardees of the Environmental Leadership Award include Dr. Ann Fowler Rhoads (2014), Governor Ed Rendell (2007), and Clean Air Council�s Joe Minott (2012). The youth award has celebrated the work of students including Rekha Dhillon-Richardson of the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy for her work on climate change (2015), and Duong Lou for her work with the Philadelphia Zoo Crew and her school community (2014).

The Schuylkill Center welcomes nominations from all kinds of environmental leaders for the Meigs Award for Environmental Leadership, celebrating leadership in many fields, from scientific research to community education, political leadership to neighborhood community building. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated vision, integrity, and have left a meaningful and lasting impact on their community and the Philadelphia region. Nominations are due on June 1.

The Henry Meigs Youth Leadership Award honors students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, interest, curiosity or accomplishment in the environmental arena. Students who have led environmental clubs in exceptional projects, performed research on ecological topics, or carried out innovative community projects are just some of the possibilities. The youth award will be presented on Saturday, April 23 at the Center�s annual Earth Day celebration, Naturepalooza!. Youth nominations are due April 15.

Details about the Meigs Awards and nomination forms can be found on the Schuylkill Center�s website.

About the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
The Schuylkill Center was founded in 1965 as the nation�s first urban environmental education center. Its 365-acres of fields and forests serve as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment. Reaching over 36,000 Philadelphia-area residents each year, the Schuylkill Center offers a diverse collection of educational programs, including programs for school, continuing education for teachers, Pennsylvania�s first Nature Preschool, and a full calendar of events for the public. For more information: www.schuylkillcenter.org.