This year’s 7th Annual Women’s Protection Awards are two women from Schwichfield County.
Blue Mountain High School High School Hanna Burke received the Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Young Women’s Conservation Leadership, and Sarkis Acopyian Science Science at the Hawk Temple. Down.
Since 2015, Peninsula has celebrated the achievements of some of the greatest women activists in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes the excellence of nature conservation and aims to build a strong women’s environmental network in Pennsylvania.
This year’s award recognizes women in northeastern Pennsylvania and is given by NextEra Energy Resources. Women living and / or working in Bradford, Carbon, Laccawana, Lehi, Luzan, Monroe, North Pitone, Pike, Scocal, Sullivan, Saskatchewan, Wayne and Wyoming counties were eligible for this year’s nomination.
This year’s virtual live event is September 9th.
A young woman with a security leadership award
The protection movement was handed over to the next leader by the Young Women’s Protection Directorate. Her commitment to environmental stewardship shines through in her field work and research. Thanks to young leaders like the winners, there is a bright future for conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.
Owigsburg’s 18-year-old Burke learned by email that this year’s winners had been selected.
When she found out about the prize, she said, “This is amazing.” “That was amazing.”
Burke is the Vice President of the School Killing County 4-H Youth Council, the School Killing Community Community Gardener, and the 2017 Nature Conservation Business Executive and CEO of Best Budget All Natural Horticulture Company. Victory Garden Campaign and Soil Study Soil Survey.
After learning of the harmful effects of glyphosate, a chemical found in some herbicides, she became interested in natural vegetables.
“That’s why I started gardening,” she says. “Then I went into the soil and the environment. I was more busy around and outside the house. One door leads to the next, then to the next. One door opens many doors. “
Burke established the best Buddhas in 2017. The idea began when the family’s garden was gathered and there was plenty of food for the family alone.
“Oh, this is a lot of food for our whole family,” I thought. So I turned around and sold some food to my neighbors.
As a customer of Neighbor One, she introduced Burke to the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Schulkil County. Through the program, Burke learned how to start a business and gave a presentation in front of an investor panel.
Two months have passed since the 2018 YEA! Aluminini Burke met with one of the panel’s investors to support the school’s killing Haven community garden and barn.
Burke oversees the garden and assists in the gardening program in the garden. This will enable the community to learn more about agriculture.
“I am Jefferson Grunge’s director of food and agriculture, and we went to a community garden in June,” said Burke. I visited all the members and talked about tomatoes and plants here, when gardening would start and how to get produce for Evans and the Food Bank.
Be the leader of the Urquisburg Chapter of the Urban Park Initiative, become a Borlag Scholar, earn $ 1,000 to renovate high school greenhouses at dolphin tank events, participate in education and training at the Climate Reality Leadership Conference, Pennsylvania Berke and other achievements, school acceptance, agricultural excellence , And, above all, participation in schizophrenic law and influence.
“I am truly grateful that my work has been recognized,” says Burke. “There are countless people who do the same to me and do the same to me. I don’t think so. ”
Natural Maintenance Award Lifetime Success Woman
Lifetime Achievement at the Care Award A Pennsylvania woman recognizes the lifelong achievements of women who have made a difference in their lives by preserving and enhancing the splendor of nature. The award recognizes the winners for their commitment to the environment and justice.
Goodrick, who lives in Owigsburg, has been working as a security guard for a laptop in the Hawk Temple Temple shortly after graduating with a master’s degree in ecology from Rogers University.
“When I applied for a job, I applied because there was an opening in Mount Hawk,” she said. “I was lucky to be chosen. I was one of the first biologists and was basically hired for research. In most cases, I had an earlier census. I was in charge and did the counting at least three days a week. “
She later earned her PhD. He studied ecology at Pennsylvania State University. Goodrick served as the Haak Mountain Temple, interim director of education and research biologists.
Goodrick is currently coordinating the temple’s ongoing programs and science in education and administration. She oversees security science training programs for students around the world.
“It is very rewarding to work with these people and their predecessors,” said one trainee in North Lookout. “The participation of all employees is a very rewarding program. People come from all over the world to learn about the biology, protection and conservation of predators. Then they return home to look for birds of prey. And try to make a difference in wildlife conservation. “
Goodrik helped establish a bird sanctuary on the Veracruz River in Mexico and is now a consultant. She has led many years of efforts to assess the Pennsylvania goshawk population and has recently launched a new bird monitoring center in Colombia.
Other successes include coordinating the temple’s land conservation activities, coordinating the wing-wing monsters mobile ecosystems, North American Raptor Public Trends in collaboration with other aviation science organizations, and Mount Hawk First. There are publications and the like. Above all, scientific papers on the tendency of birds to migrate.
“It’s a great honor. I was shocked and humiliated, ”said Goodrick, the“ Lifetime Success Woman in Nature Conservation. ” “I am happy to be recognized. I love and believe so much about Him, so I do what I do. I will not do it for the rewards. No, but winning the prize is definitely a big challenge for the cake. “
Goodrick believes that when it comes to nature conservation, everyone should take care of it and enjoy it.
“Everyone wants fresh air and clean water and wants to enjoy wildlife,” she said. “We just have to protect the natural landscapes and habitats for them. And if you are worried about birds, just having wild birds in your backyard will give you a better picture. You have to think about protecting your environment and your natural habitat because it supports these other creatures and ultimately everything is connected to us. “
Goodrick added that anyone can take part in the waiting process.
“People can really make a difference in their backyard,” she said. “You don’t have to come to us and try to save 1,000 acres. It can rejuvenate your garden with shrubs and trees. Numerous studies have shown the activity of birds singing. Herds have been shown to use their backyards when approached. “