GUIDELINES FOR AWARD SELECTION
of
OUTSTANDING COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCILS
Calendar Year 2007 Activities

Award Guidelines

All local (county) Councils are eligible to participate in the awards program.  Counties nominating themselves should fill out the Annual Report Form, which also serves as the Application Forms.  If a computer generated form is used, it must be in the same format as the example and not exceed 4 pages. Up to four one-sided pages of additional documentation may be attached.  Nominations should be submitted through this online form or mailed to Tim Albritton, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 3381 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL  36830.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting nominations:  (a) do not use binders or folders of any kind; (b) do not staple, just clip the pages together; (c) nominations should be high quality, black and white pages ready for high-speed duplication.

The top two councils will be selected from all nominations received by September 5, 2008. The top two councils will be notified by September 19, 2008.

The winning committee is ineligible to participate for a period of two years following this award. The 2007 winner was Covington County.

A completed W-9 form is required prior to check disbursement.

If you have any questions please contact:  Tim Albritton, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 3381 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL  36830.  Tel: (334) 887-4560, Fax:  (334) 887-4551, e-mail Tim.Albritton@al.usda.gov.

ANNUAL REPORT & APPLICATION FORM
(For projects and activities in 2007)

*County:

*Contact Person:

* Address 1:

* Address 2:

* Phone:

* Fax:

* Email:

* Confirm Email:


*Number of People on Council:


List the names of the council leadership by the appropriate agency or affiliate:

*Farm Service Agency:

*Forestry Commission:

*NRCS:

*ACES:

*ADCNR:

*Treasure Forest Landowner:

*Landowner:

*Other:

 

*How often do you meet?:

*Average Attendance at each meeting?:

*State your council's mission and/or goals?:

*Briefly describe your council's most successful project during 2007. This can be a new project or ongoing project:

*Please list not more than 10 other projects conducted by your committee during 2007. Please do not list activities conducted by individuals or single agencies:

*Briefly describe how your council supports the services and programs of the Natural Resources Coordinating Council (such as TREASURE Forest Program, Helene Mosley Award, and others):

In  addition to this completed form, your committee may attach four additional one-sided pages of documentation.  Any pages over this amount will not be included for review by the panel of judges.

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