Nominations Sought for Conservation Educator Awards in OK

By Journal Record Staff

Chesapeake Energy Corp. and the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts are taking nominations for the “Chesapeake Energy Outstanding Oklahoma Conservation Educator Awards.”

The statewide program was created to honor Oklahoma schoolteachers who most effectively incorporate natural resource conservation learning into class curriculum.

The Chesapeake Outstanding Conservation Educator Award will be presented to one teacher in each Oklahoma congressional district. Each winner will receive $3,000 at the Governor’s Conservation Awards Ceremony during Conservation Day at the Capitol on March 9.

“Chesapeake’s commitment to environmental education is one we take very seriously,” said Tom Price Jr., senior vice president- corporate development.

“We believe environmental education is essential to ensure future generations of Oklahoma’s leaders have the knowledge base to make wise environmental decisions,” he said. “Those decisions will be critical to the preservation of our quality of life and the strengthening of our economy.”

Chesapeake, the state’s most active exploration company, has about 4,800 employees.

“By working together we can help ensure that the next generations of Oklahomans, both rural and urban, have the productive base of natural resources we now enjoy while maintaining healthy soils, clean water, and abundant wildlife,” said Clay Pope, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts.

The deadline for entries is Feb. 1.

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