2009 Forest Stewardship Recognition Award Recipients

Wildlife Habitat Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 National Forest Stewardship Recognition Award.

The Forest Stewardship Recognition Program (FSRP) recognizes outstanding stewardship in Canada's forests. The forest stewardship award is intended to promote good forest stewardship; recognize the accomplishments of forest managers; encourage the use of innovative practices to conserve biodiversity and increase public awareness of stewardship efforts in Canada's forests.

Recipients of the forest stewardship award 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.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General of Canada is the Patron of Wildlife Habitat Canada's National Stewardship Awards.

The 2009 recipients of the Forest Stewardship Recognition Award are:

• The Honourable Donna Cansfield
• The MacKay Family
• Galiano Conservancy Association
  

For more information about Wildlife Habitat Canada's Forest Stewardship Recognition Program, please contact our Director of Stewardship (Tel. 1-800-669-7919 ext. 234).