{"id":5321,"date":"2022-01-26T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5321"},"modified":"2022-01-26T10:49:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:49:01","slug":"nominations-open-for-new-voices-in-water-quality-awards-from-isus-conservation-learning-group","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/nominations-open-for-new-voices-in-water-quality-awards-from-isus-conservation-learning-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations Open for New Voices in Water Quality Awards from ISU\u2019s Conservation Learning Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Staudt<br \/>\nWater Quality Specialist<br \/>\nIowa Learning Farms<br \/>\n515.294.4878<br \/>\nastaudt@iastate.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards will recognize Iowans who started working or volunteering in water quality over the past decade; CLG is casting a wide net for nominees across multiple disciplines and categories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ames, Iowa<\/strong> \u2013 The Conservation Learning Group (CLG), a think tank based at Iowa State<br \/>\nUniversity (ISU) Extension and Outreach and dedicated to addressing conservation and<br \/>\nenvironmental challenges, has opened nominations for the New Voices in Water Quality in<br \/>\nIowa awards program. The New Voices awards will be conferred on top nominees that have<br \/>\ntaken up the mantle of water quality improvement in Iowa since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been tremendous growth in action and interest in the area of water quality over the<br \/>\npast 10 years, and CLG is looking to encourage those new voices in the conversations to<br \/>\ncontinue\u2014or increase\u2014their efforts through this recognition,\u201d said Jacqueline Comito, CLG<br \/>\nprogram director. \u201cIowans from many backgrounds and age groups have entered the water<br \/>\nquality conversation and invested time and effort in making a difference across Iowa. We want<br \/>\nto hear about those individuals and encourage them to continue reaching Iowans and<br \/>\nimpacting the improvement of our shared natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nominees must be Iowa residents who will be at least 18 years old by April 15, 2022 and been<br \/>\nactively working (paid or volunteer) in the water quality field between 2012 and 2022 (with the<br \/>\nearliest actions no later than 2019). They should also have participated in outreach and<br \/>\neducation during this period. Nominations close Friday, April 15, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CST.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations should indicate how the nominee has furthered water quality advocacy in one of<br \/>\nthe following broad categories.<br \/>\n\u2022 Water Quality Research<br \/>\n\u2022 Water Quality in Public Policy and Government<br \/>\n\u2022 Youth and\/or Community Water Education<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Water Quality and Wildlife<br \/>\n\u2022 Urban Water Conservation<\/p>\n<p>Nominations will be submitted in the form of letters from two individuals detailing the impact a<br \/>\nnominee has made on water quality improvement. Nomination letters should highlight the<br \/>\nnominee\u2019s creativity, innovation, demonstrated knowledge, sense of community and future<br \/>\npotential in advancing water quality initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the New Voices awards or to start the nomination process, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationlearninggroup.org\/celebrate-iowa%E2%80%99s-new-voices-water-quality\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to recognizing some new voices and new leaders in the fight to improve water<br \/>\nquality, we are also eager to share the abundant content and resources available from CLG that<br \/>\ncan help inform and fortify outreach and education across the state,\u201d said Comito. \u201cWe are very<br \/>\neager to feature a host of new conservation voices in Iowa through this program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Conservation Learning Group:<\/strong> Conservation Learning Group (CLG) is a collaborative team established to advance training, outreach, and research across land uses and production systems to increase overall sustainability of agricultural and natural systems for multiple generations to come. CLG draws on experts in various disciplines to deliver engaging science-based outreach to farmers, agricultural advisers, landowners, decision makers, youth and communities. To learn more about Conservation Learning Group visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationlearninggroup.org\/\">www.ConservationLearningGroup.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Staudt Water Quality Specialist Iowa Learning Farms 515.294.4878 astaudt@iastate.edu Awards will recognize Iowans who started working or volunteering in water quality over the past decade; CLG is casting a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nominations Open for New Voices in Water Quality Awards from ISU\u2019s Conservation Learning Group - Iowa Water Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/nominations-open-for-new-voices-in-water-quality-awards-from-isus-conservation-learning-group\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nominations Open for New Voices in Water Quality Awards from ISU\u2019s Conservation Learning Group - Iowa Water Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ann Staudt Water Quality Specialist Iowa Learning Farms 515.294.4878 astaudt@iastate.edu Awards will recognize Iowans who started working or volunteering in water quality over the past decade; 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