November 10, 2006—The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the recipients of the 2006 DOI Environmental Achievement Awards, including a student recycling initiative and improvements to a FWS facility through an environmental management system. The team award recipients are:
- Students Against Global Abuse at Herndon High School (SAGA) Partnership with MMS—Taking the Initiative, Reston, VA.
- The California BLM Abandoned Mine Lands Team—Boston Placer Mine Sluice Tunnel Remediation Project, Red Dog, CA.
- JW Dalton Legacy Well Cleanup Project Team, National Petroleum Reserve, AL, BLM.
- Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge “Green” Headquarters and Visitor Contact Station Team, Swanton, VT, FWS.
For a list of concessioners and partners, honorable mentions, or more information about award recipients, visit the DOI site.
