"The environmental education programs developed by Dave Rauscher go well beyond what the forest industry has traditionally done," says Lynn McIntyre, Director of Stewardship Programs for Wildlife Habitat Canada. "Teachers and students have access to the latest information and technology as they learn about forest management and about how our activities in the forest can affect the biodiversity that they contain."

"Young people in Alberta understand that they have a personal responsibility to ensure that our forests, and the wildlife that they contain, are cared for and sustained for future generations," says McIntyre.

The resource kits developed for Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries' forest education program are available at www.alpac.ca.

More than 135 individuals, organizations and companies have received the Forest Stewardship Recognition Program award since the program was established in 1998. This year, ten forest stewardship awards will be presented. Winners receive a limited edition print of a painting entitled New Morning by BC artist Don Li-Leger.

The founding partners of the Forest Stewardship Recognition Program are Wildlife Habitat Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Canadian Forest Service and the Forest Products Association of Canada.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Lynn McIntyre
Director of Stewardship Programs
Wildlife Habitat Canada
Tel: 1-800-669-7919 Ext. 234