Green Ribbon Awards
PUHOI Forest and Bird members Arthur and Val Dunn have received a Green Ribbon Award in acknowledgment of "outstanding achievement" in enhancing the environment. The Dunns have donated blocks of native forest containing rare species to DoC and the QEI National Trust. They have tirelessly made submissions on resource consent applications and are also active in propagat-
ing native plants for revegetation programmes. The award was announced by Environment Minister Simon Upton to mark World Environment Day on 5 June. Te Runanga O Ngatihine also received an award for their work to protect Motatau forest near Kawakawa, including pest eradication and fencing, and in developing a programme of environmental education for members of the iwi. Ngatihine were nominated for the award by Forest and Bird.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 51
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128Green Ribbon Awards Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 51
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