This section will contain conservation articles from Canoe News over the years.
It will also feature articles on the winners of the Mike Fremont Conservation Award.
This special award was approved by the USCA Board of Directors at the 1992 Semiannual Meeting. To be eligible for this award an organization or individual must have made an outstanding effort, nationally or internationally, toward river conservation. The USCA Executive Director accepts nominations and administers this award with the assistance of Mike himself.
This conservation award is named in honor of longtime canoe racer and river conservation activist Leonard H. (Mike) Fremont from Cincinnati, OH, for his many years of dedication to the preservation of the nation's waterways. Mike founded the Ohio-based Rivers Unlimited and was instrumental in the formation of the national conservation group, American Rivers. In 1993, USCA's Board of Directors (Delegates) awarded Honorary Life Membership in the Association to our canoeing friend and longtime USCA member.
The recipients of the Conservation Award have been:
Phillip Wallin - founder of River Network (awarded January 8, 1994).
Marion Stoddart - Nashua River (MA) Crusader (awarded January 12, 1996).
Margaret Bowman - Dir. Hydropower Program, American Rivers (awarded January 8, 2000).
David Conrad - National Wildlife Federation (awarded January 8, 2005).
