Old Blues
OLD BLUE AWARDS for outstanding contributions to conservation were presented at the council meeting to: » Muriel and Ronald Ericson for their work in the protection of Southland’s Te Rere Reserve for yelloweyed penguins. » Betty Harris for her dedication to conservation as chair of the South Auckland
branch and efforts to encourage farmers to protect native forest. Jim Holdaway for advocacy in the establishment of regional parks around Auckland and the protection of the Hauraki Gulf. Jim McMillan for his work for the Save the Sounds Stop the Wash campaign that drew attention to the damage to the Marlborough Sounds environment from the introduction of fast ferry services. Peter Maddison of the Auckland Central and West Auckland branches for advocacy, particularly of conservation in the urban environment. Mabel Roy, particularly for her commitment to the society’s Tautuku Lodge in the Catlins. Isobel Thompson, in recognition of her long service to the Auckland Central branch.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 51
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155Old Blues Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 51
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