The Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) 2014 Excellence in Interpretation or Education Awards: Announcement of Winners
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240http://www.blm.govOctober 31, 2014 In Reply Refer To:1115, 8362 (420) P EMS TRANSMISSION 11/05/2014Information Bulletin No. 2015-006 To: All Washington Office and Field Office OfficialsFrom: Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System and Community PartnershipsSubject: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2014 “Excellence in Interpretation or Education” Awards: Announcement of Winners We are pleased to announce the selection of two winners in the BLM’s 2014 “Excellence in Interpretation or Education” Awards competition. They are:GOLD AWARD winner: Roy Simpson, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (YHONA), OregonRoy is being recognized for developing creative, standards-linked youth education programs and teacher workshops, and for his work on the Oregon Coast Aquatic and Marine Science Partnership Ocean Literacy Project. As a result of Roy’s efforts, students and educators from the area are now involved in all phases of programming at YHONA, including program development, program participation, teacher training, and instructional evaluation. Roy has not only helped to integrate the Yaquina Head program into the local educational community, but, more importantly, has established Yaquina Head as a leader in place-based education on the Oregon Coast, with an emphasis on reaching diverse audiences.SILVER AWARD winner: Kierson Crume, Archeologist, Cody Field Office, WyomingKierson is being recognized for his development of the “Take it Outside! Living Landscapes” project, a hands-on, experiential learning program that helps students discover relationships between ecosystem structure and past and present human activities. Kierson’s program emphasizes the use of direct experiences as tools to better understand cultural, biological, and physical interactions and contexts. In the process of gaining environmental and cultural literacy, students begin to understand that humans are an integral part of the ecosystems in which they live, and that human activities impact the environments in which they occur.Our award winners have been invited to attend the “Excellence in Interpretation” awards ceremony on November 19, 2014, to be held in conjunction with the National Association for Interpretation’s (NAI) 2014 National Workshop. This year’s workshop will be held November 18-22, 2014, in Denver, Colorado. Winners of the Hiram M. Chittenden Award (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Sense of Wonder Award (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), Gifford Pinchot Excellence in Interpretation and Conservation Education Award (U.S. Forest Service), and Freeman Tilden Award (National Park Service) will also be acknowledged during this ceremony.Congratulations to our award winners and thanks to all who participated in this year’s awards competition. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brianna Candelaria, BLM’s National Lead for Interpretation, at (202) 912-7583, email: bcandela@blm.gov or Megg Heath, BLM’s National Lead for Education at (970) 822-6855, email: mheath@blm.gov. Signed by: Authenticated by:Carl Rountree Robert M. WilliamsAssistant Director Division of IRM Governance,WO-860National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnerships